Viral video of student confrontation over dreadlocks prompts investigation at SFSU

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(03-29-2016, 05:38 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Well, generally  (non-black) people who wear black-face are mocking African-Americans and they are ridiculed for doing so, including being denounced by their university, ect.
My question is regarding a (non-black) person who might choose to wear black-face to enhance their self-image or make a statement.
Would the university defend them the same as this white person wearing dreadlocks ?
If not, why ?
How are the lines drawn ?

I think the difference is that "black-face" is used primarily to imitate black folk. The African American culture does not have a monopoly on dreds as they do black face. I wonder what this female would say to a Pacific Islander wearing Dreds.