Racechanges

When the actor Ted Danson appeared in blackface at a 1993 Friars Club roast, he ignited a firestorm of protest that landed him on the front pages of the newspapers, rebuked by everyone from talk show host Montel Williams to New York City''s then mayor, David Dinkins. Danson''s use of blackface was shocking, but was the furious pitch of the response a triumphant indication of how far society has pr...