“black Pete is black”
So can Little Black Sambo (about an Asian Indian boy) still be read there? Being chased around a tree by a tiger?
I thought we weren’t allowed to say LBS anymore. :>} Or Buckwheat or........................
“Traditionally the crowds — men, women and kids — as well as the actors portraying the Black Petes coming off the ships, are white people with their faces painted black, frizzy hair, golden earrings, large red lips and gaudy medieval costumes.”
Yeah, well Pete is supposed to be white under all of that chimney soot.
I don't know, but I remember they made a damn good cup of coffee.
When I was in grade school we had a field trip to Sambo’s. The manager told us the story while pointing out the pictures painted on the wall of the restaurant. This was about 40 years ago; today she'd be arrested for a "hate-crime."
So now it's PC to supress a culture's lore.
When we traveled on vacation in the ‘70s, I loved eating at Sambo’s! On every table was the story of the tiger running around the tree turning into butter