I am feeling my age.
On Friday evening, I went along to the College Ball. To mark the Silver Jubilee of Now That’s What I Call Music (before, of course, those deciding these things were born), there was a musical theme. So I donned my black tie and prepared to tell anyone who asked that I was Frank Sinatra.
But many another costume was a great deal more adventurous.
Specifically, many a young shaver had come as some or other rap artist.
And had thought nothing of blacking up accordingly.
How times change…
I remember students blacking up at a Durham college ball about ten years ago. I was appalled.
ReplyDeleteReally? Which college?
ReplyDeleteSomeone senior at the one where I am now a tutor told me on Friday night that a black student had come to last year's ball whited up.
NWA? You really are showing your age!
ReplyDeleteAnd so are you, clearly.
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