But seriously, good thing Mr. Rucker didn't cover Ram Jam's BLACK Betty. And the stupid just keeps on coming.
Posted on 12/05/2014 8:41:18 AM PST by Impala64ssa
Social media lit up Wednesday evening with complaints about former Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker performing "White Christmas" at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at New York City's Rockefeller Square. Some activists had threatened to attack the ceremony after a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of unarmed Eric Garner during a confrontation over cigarette sales in July. The ceremony went ahead under police protection and Rucker performed "White Christmas," a classic written by a Jewish immigrant, Irving Berlin. The song refers to snow, not to race, in recalling a traditional Christmas scene. Critics, however, believed that the mere reference to the color "white" by a black singer in the throes of a racially-charged controversy was offensive and suggested a contempt for the feelings of other black people.
But seriously, good thing Mr. Rucker didn't cover Ram Jam's BLACK Betty. And the stupid just keeps on coming.
Good for Darius. His audience is country now, so he doesn’t have anything to worry about. Inner city Orcs don’t buy his stuff anyway.
Guess I gotta run down to the Hallmark store and pick up some “Happy looting to you and yours” holiday greeting cards. Is it merely coincidence that the looting is this close to Christmas? All aboard the Looterville trolley.
Time for an IQ and DNA check. Where are we heading as a nation. The politicians have turned this country into less than third world status.
For that matter, is Billy Idol a racist? His biggest hit was WHITE Wedding.
If blacks want to be respected,then they need to stop stretching the race card until every last fiber of common sense is snapped. Because of their own ridiculous race card plays, they are marginalizing themselves and being dismissed by an overwhelming majority of people. Well Al and Jesse, looks like your gravy train is about out of fuel.
Barry White was racist, too.
| I'm still upset at this whole Dark Side of the Force thing... and don't get me started on the mini ghost cupcakes!! |
 |
Anybody with more intelligence than a potato ( I realize this leaves out many Americans) realizes that “white” in this context refers to snow. Would they rather coal or soot rain down in December.
It’s about snow? ah.......man. : (
This bird is a racist...
...so is this bread...
A little research will show these idiots that virtually every Motown artist out there recorded a version of White Christmas.
I’m pretty sure that Redd Foxx and LaWanda page sang it on a Sanford and Sons Christmas special.
So who is going to repaint the White House a different color?
None of them were thinking of race at ALL, of course!
It is a modern Christmas-season classic.
Written by a Jew no less.
Who apparently lived as an agnostic, but that isn’t the point. One of the most famous legal-immigrant success stories of America.
To gin up an artificial allergy is pretty low down.
The Temptatations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0anpSloxVI
The Four Tops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI2qZDI9E34
Otis Redding (I like this version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwCcVRH8idA
Nat King Cole & Dean Martin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnO0huT04lg
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.