rightwinger
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Let’s just say it didn’t age wellSo what do we do?BFD, ever heard of Aunt Jemima? Bet you've eaten those pancakes or even 'Uncle Ben's Rice?' Yes, you too can be a racist!!!
Actually, don't eat pancakes... too fattening.
Here's the thing. Those big corporations got rid of those racist caricatures. Which is how Aunt G went from being a "Mammy" to a middle class housewife. Imagine that.
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You know what else you won't see? Those old Tom and Jerry cartoons with "Mammy-Two Shoes".
Some might call this "sanitizing" history in the mold of Orwell's 1984. I think it's a recognition that some things we did in the past are seen as insensitive or mean-spirited today.
So today, we aren't listening to Kate Smith singing a song she didn't write because other songs she sang but didn't write had some truly insensitive and mean-spirited lyrics.
I'm kind of okay with that.
Condemn everyone who watched those shows or laughed at them?
Society was different then, condemn the society as a whole, not those who were members
I used to love Amos and Andy. I knew they are actors and it was a comedy show as most folks did. The actors themselves enjoyed their roles too. Race baiters killed the re runs. You Tube has a good documentary on the show.