Racism not part of Tar Baby tale

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | May 27, 2006 | LUCINDA MacKETHAN, professor of English at North Carolina State University.

[Dumb_Ox]

His was a powerful intellect expressing the antithesis of racism. That the "Politically Correct" have removed these stories depicting a rich and sophisticated side of black culture from the literature IS an act of racism.

And look what black culture's been replaced with--ghetto gangsters as predatory and malicious as Br'er Fox.

Looks like Disney's "Song of the South" still is locked in the Disney vault. I remember seeing it on the big screen in the eighties, but I was way too young to pick up on any racial subtexts.

[FreedomCalls]

Looks like Disney's "Song of the South" still is locked in the Disney vault.

You can watch the "Tar Baby" portion of it here.

http://theforbidden-zone.com/video/tarbaby.mov

[Exton1]

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[Mamzelle]

Gypsies were of Indian/Paki descent, and spoke a kind of Sanscrit and I don't think were Muslim--AAMOF, their entrance into Europe may well have predated Mohammed. The tribes linger here and there. One's on the border of GA and SC--a dangerous place to hire contractors. I used the term "gyp" as often as I please. You'll never find a gypsy who'll act offended, because that'd identify him as a Gypsy, but you might find a lib who pretend to be offended for him.

[Libloather]

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