discussion Should other countries be critizised for not respecting US social taboos?

[Space Cowboy]

I made this thread mainly thinking on blackface. Which is a social taboo exclusively to the US/the anglosphere. In most part of europe and asia, blackface is not a thing and painting oneself black is not considered offensive or racist.

 

I am spaniard and grew up watching tv shows   in which white people painted themselves black and was completely normal. It wasn’t until I was exposed to American culture that I learned about blackface and how problematic it is. And now I’m completely opposed to blackface.

 

But should we really criticize and shame non-americans who do this considering it’s not offensive or problematic on their culture?America is not the center of the world, so why should non-americans learn and respect american social issues?

 

An example of this could be Sharonne, the winner of Rupaul Drag Race Spain. She was heavily critizised by american audiences for doing blackface in a spanish tv show in which the contestants have to imitate a random singer and she got a black artist. Was the criticism justified?

[Bloo]

Why do the opinions of Europeans and Asians matter on treating people primarily from Africa like a costume?

 

Blackface is objectively deplorable because you are wearing other people like a costume and reducing them to harmful stereotypical tropes. Next.