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Alabama school official wears blackface ‘Kanye West’ costume for Halloween

A school district employee from Decatur City, Alabama named Heath Morrow dressed in blackface for a Halloween costume as rapper Kanye West.

On Sunday, a photo of Morrow in black face and plastic louvered sunglasses surfaced on the social medium Reddit.

Heath Morrow’s wife, Shannon Morrow posted the offensive photo to her Facebook wall in which she poses next to her husband with an elaborately padded posterior and leopard print spike heels intended to make her look like reality TV star Kim Kardashian.

“Haha some people thought Heath was really a black man,” she commented.

Heath Morrow’s profile information lists him as working at “Decatur City Schools, Decatur, Alabama.”

Decatur appointed its first-ever black fire chief in 2014, prompting an outcry by some residents.

“It’s not about racism, it’s about the qualifications,” said Alma Birdsong of Decatur to DecaturDaily.com. “They should have looked at Chief Jackson’s qualifications. I just don’t understand it.”

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cattledogkisses Senior Member Posts: 8,120 Likes: 15,737	Halloween PSA: Blackface is RACIST. Oct 25, 2015 20:36:11 GMT -5 Michelle likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cattledogkisses on Oct 25, 2015 20:36:11 GMT -5 I can't believe there are still people out there who are clueless about racism and cultural appropriation when it comes to Halloween costumes.
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NitaX Elder BA, MPA, BAA, P2P Posts: 11,345 Likes: 21,947	Halloween PSA: Blackface is RACIST. Oct 25, 2015 20:37:18 GMT -5 elleblue, cville, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NitaX on Oct 25, 2015 20:37:18 GMT -5 Oct 25, 2015 20:36:01 GMT -5 pixy0stix said: siiiiiiiiiigh.... Right?! I just started fighting the air. WHY ARE PEOPLE DOING THIS? THIS IS NOT OK!!!!!!!
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meshaliuknits Elder I told y'all to vote cats! Now the Sith is your only hope. Posts: 25,478 Likes: 35,833	Halloween PSA: Blackface is RACIST. Oct 25, 2015 20:46:31 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App msmerymac and jeaniebueller like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by meshaliuknits on Oct 25, 2015 20:46:31 GMT -5 Every year we do this.
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Oct 25, 2015 20:57:39 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Oct 25, 2015 20:36:11 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

I can't believe there are still people out there who are clueless about racism and cultural appropriation when it comes to Halloween costumes.

they wrent clueless they dont give a fuck

My thoughts exactly.

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Oct 25, 2015 21:01:15 GMT -5 cookiemdough said:

That looks more like Flava Flav

Right? Kanye wouldn't be caught dead in those glasses. They'd totally clash with his Derelicte (tm zoolander) ensembles.

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Oh they know it's not okay. They have to know. This shit comes up every year and you have to be living under a rock or completely off the grid to not know that it's not okay. This is just their way of saying "Fuck you! I do what I want!"

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Oct 25, 2015 22:07:57 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley1 said:

I had to tell a kid I knew a few years ago that dressing as a prominent black public figure (for a school skit, it was a talk show) couldn't involve putting the darkest foundation his mom could find at the drugstore all over his face. Nobody in his own home thought it was pertinent to tell him so.

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Oct 25, 2015 22:02:05 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Oh they know it's not okay. They have to know. This shit comes up every year and you have to be living under a rock or completely off the grid to not know that it's not okay. This is just their way of saying "Fuck you! I do what I want!"

Or else "It's just a joke! Lighten up!"

Right. Because this is soooooooo funny. Assholes.

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