Is Negro OK?
| Is Negro a Bad Word? UNCF's Big Decision |
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| Posted by flowerplough On News/Activism 01/18/2008 9:29:12 AM CST · 81 replies Diversityinc.com ^ | January 17, 2008 | Eric Hinton ... It's an issue the United Negro College Fund is addressing today … sort of. The 64-year-old organization isn't officially removing "Negro" from its name but rather is unveiling a new branding effort that will focus on the acronym "UNCF." A new logo was unveiled today and the group is refocusing attention to the group's universal catchphrase, "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste." ( ... ) By refocusing attention to the acronym, the UNCF follows the lead of the American Association of Retired Persons, which in 1999 legally changed its name to AARP to reflect that its focus... |
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CORNY
Hey there, Teenage Baltimore!
Don't change that channel!
'Cause it's time for the Corny Collins Show! Brought to you by Ultra Clutch Hairspray!
CORNY (& COUNCIL MEMBERS)
Ev'ry afternoon
When the clock strikes four
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
A crazy bunch of kids
Crash through that door
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
They throw off their coats
And leave the squares behind
And then they shake it, shake it, shake it
Like they're losing their mind
You'll never see them frown
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town
Every afternoon
You turn your T.V. on
(na, na, na, na, na, na-na-na-na)
And we know you turn the sound up
When your parents are gone, yeah
(na, na, na, na, na, na-na-na-na)
And then you twist and shout
For your favorite star
And once you've practiced every step
That's in your repertoire
You better come on down
And meet the nicest kids in town
Nice white kids
Who like to lead the way
And once a month We have our "negro day!"
And i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
Mr. Corny Collins
With the latest, greatest Baltimore sound!!
So every afternoon
Drop everything
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
Who needs to read and write
When you can dance and sing?
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
Forget about your algebra
And calculus
You can always do your homework
On the morning bus
Can't tell a verb from a noun
They're the nicest kids in town
Roll Call!!
COUNCIL MEMBERS
I'm Amber!
Brad!
Tammy!
Fender!
Brenda!
Sketch!
Shelley!
I.Q!
Lou Ann!
Joey!
Mikey!
Vikki!
Beckie!
Nick!
Jesse!
Karla!
Polly!
Noreen!
Doreen!
And I'm...LINK!
(All of the girls scream.)
CORNY (& COUNCIL MEMBERS)
So, if every night you're shaking as you lie in bed
(corny-corny, ooh, corny-corny)
And the bass and drums
Are pounding in your head
(pony, pony, ooh, pony, pony)
Who cares about sleep
When you can snooze in School?
They'll never get to college
But they sure look cool
Don't need a cap and a gown
'Cause they're the nicest
Kids in town
They're the nicest. Nicest
They're the nicest, nicest
They're the sugar 'n' spicest,
The nicest kids in...
Kids in town!
No an neither is HO HO Ho
Very good point, word meaning changes over time. When I was a teenager we would use the f-word, amongst ourselves, for shock value. Never would you hear a girl use that word.