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As you can see, the shots of the audience (consisting of a balanced demographic of blonde and brunette white women) do not match the energy on stage. Lymons zestful stage presence (also, shout-out to Larenz Tates portrayal of the late iconic singer) is bursting with joy while these bigoted birds are as bland as the cottage cheese casserole they made for dinner following the concert. They are as rhythmless as the trot they made some 60-odd years later to the polls so they could vote for a tangerine tyrant who eventually lost the race fair and square. Welp.
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Rorey
(8,445 posts)Probably going to have to start dancing pretty soon.
No, I can't imagine holding that kind of hatred within myself. They make me sick.
tblue37
(65,336 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,391 posts)femmedem
(8,201 posts)Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)msongs
(67,395 posts)is because the show was sponsored by beechnut gum and the audience was expected to chew the stuff
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)The uproar led to the show's cancellation.
tulipsandroses
(5,123 posts)in America. We have come so far, but still many miles to go.
I made this thread because I thought the writer made a great point when she made a straight through line to trump. Where do we think those people went? What did they teach their children and grandchildren? We are marveling at the fact that 70 million people voted for trump despite all the mayhem he has created.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)are living in today.
ismnotwasm
(41,976 posts)She was and is a racist, although the years have brought acceptance and she no longer uses racial slurs. So was my father, who didnt consider himself a racist because he worked along side black men in the 60s and liked boxing.
Here is a sample of my fathers wisdom the N****** are the worst, but then you have the finger poppers,but some of the black guys are good people, hard workers and good family men.
Or
N****** are good at sports because they had to run in the jungle
He also fetishized black women. How do I know? He was a misogynistic asshole, who didnt mind sharing his thoughts with his daughter
He was a very average white man. My Mom is an average, 82 year old white women.
I never underestimate racism.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Demovictory9
(32,449 posts)brush
(53,771 posts)and nobody else was so they didn't dare. It's hard to not react to that infectious music but their racism stopped them.