Penny for your thoughts on this circulating the internet

[donheld]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY Why is the salesman portrayed as black for a start?

[NYC_SKP]

1. I didn't know it was "circulating the Internet", but I can see how Freepers/Baggers might do that.

It somewhat fits that Fear Socialism thing they've got going.

I don't think the 1950s creators were presenting a black character.

The salesman lacks almost every characteristic/stereotype that animators would have used for an African American.

Only the darker skin can be counted as such a feature, and that skin could be hispanic, middle eastern, or other.

Interesting how they're using this as propaganda, but not surprising.

Most teabaggers seem to want to go back to the nineteen fifties, if not the eighteen fifties.

:patriot:

[sfwriter]

4. I'll buy it!

Let's go back to the marginal tax rates when that was produced. I believe they were close to 80% or 90% on the top bracket.

[NYC_SKP]

5. Yes, and I think unions were growing, not shrinking.

And on and on...

:donut:

[Arctic Dave]

2. 1950's propaganda. Fear the USSR. You could change "State" to corporation

or any other large organization.

[Swamp Rat]

3. k&r

That cartoon explains a lot.