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RZA came up with a new ice cream truck jingle because the old one was used in minstrel shows
It's amazing how hard people look for something to offend them. The RZA is an asshole, and I always liked his music.
RZA came up with a new ice cream truck jingle because the old one was used in minstrel shows
"Turkey in the Straw" originated from a traditional British tune brought to the American colonies by Scots-Irish immigrants, according to scholar Theodore R. Johnson in his 2014 article for NPR.
The original song has no racial undertones. But the melody to the "Turkey in the Straw" was used by minstrel show performers in blackface and set to very racist lyrics -- and that is how it rose to prominence in the US, Johnson wrote. Ice cream parlors throughout the 1800's commonly played minstrel songs, which were eventually turned into ice cream truck jingles.
"While these associations of "Turkey in the Straw" are not the only part of its legacy, it is undeniable that this melody conjures memories of its racist iterations," Good Humor said in a statement.
It's amazing how hard people look for something to offend them. The RZA is an asshole, and I always liked his music.