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Acclaimed conductor fired for joke with black friend. African-American tenor outraged over innocent exchange labeled 'racist'
« on: September 12, 2017, 02:08:55 pm »
Acclaimed conductor fired for joke with black friend
African-American tenor outraged over innocent exchange labeled 'racist'
Published: 13 hours ago
 

When acclaimed British conductor Matthew Halls joked with his black friend at a social event, neither of them dreamed the exchange would result in the conductor’s sacking.

Halls, who has worked with orchestras and opera houses in Europe and the U.S., was removed by the University of Oregon as artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival after he imitated a Southern American accent while talking to African-American classical singer Reginald Mobley, the Telegraph newspaper of London reported.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/acclaimed-conductor-fired-for-joke-with-black-friend/#QLdkup1e0FsHLaHS.99
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Re: Acclaimed conductor fired for joke with black friend. African-American tenor outraged over innocent exchange labeled 'racist'
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2017, 11:20:51 pm »
They sure would like to see reruns of The Little Rascals, or Amos and Andy, wouldn't they?
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