The Shuffle President: The New York Times Just Stepped in it Big Time... [View All]

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The Shuffle President:

"Obama is the nation’s first shuffle president. He’s telling lots of stories at once, and in no particular order."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/magazine/19fob-wwln-t.html


Black Humor from Slavery to Stepin Fetchit:

"Interest in minstrel shows began to fade near the turn of the century, as vaudeville shows became more popular. But, despite the gradual decline of the minstrel format, the black comedic image was not altered. Blackface and the familiar "shuffling coon" continued as the core of black stage presence."

"And even as the first "talkies" were being filmed, black roles were restricted to the standard servants and shuffling darky types.:

And on, and on...

http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF0204/Watkins/Watkins.html