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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: mystery-ak on April 19, 2019, 12:21:59 am
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Yankees ban Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' over 'history of potential racism'
Victor Morton April 18, 2019
The New York Yankees‘ anti-racism efforts have extended to pulling from their seventh-inning stretch a famous recording of the legendary Kate Smith singing “God Bless America.â€
Not because anyone has complained that the song is racist, but because Smith recorded other racially-insensitive standards from and during the Jim Crow era.
The Yankees pulled Smith’s “God Bless America†from the rotation at the start of the season, but the New York Daily News reported the reason Thursday — “the Yankees were made aware of Smith’s history of potential racism.â€
According to the Daily News, the “potential racism†of which the Yankees were made aware included that she recorded “Pickaninny Heaven,†a jingle about black children where, among other things, they fantasize about “great big watermelons.†She recorded a film clip to promote the song at a black orphanage and, the Daily News reported, “much of the imagery is startlingly racist.â€
She also endorsed a “mammy doll†in 1939, which the Daily News said resembles the Aunt Jemima caricature.
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Under that logic, they'd have to disband the whole team. After all, if you want a perfect example of "potential racism," the 80 years when black people were banned from professional baseball is far more "problematic" than a couple of cheeky records.
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Flyers cover Kate Smith statue, dump ‘God Bless America’ over racist songs
The [Philadelphia] Flyers are scrubbing connections with famed singer Kate Smith as the team investigates racist lyrics in several of her songs. That includes covering a bronze statue of Smith that stands outside Xfinity Live! and removing her iconic recording of “God Bless America†from their playlist.
“We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization,†the Flyers said in a statement. "As we continue to look into this serious matter, we are removing Kate Smith’s recording of 'God Bless America’ from our library and covering up the statue that stands outside of our arena.â€
More (https://www.philly.com/flyers/flyers-kate-smith-statue-god-bless-america-yankees-racism-songs-20190419.html)
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"Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."
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Under that logic, they'd have to disband the whole team. After all, if you want a perfect example of "potential racism," the 80 years when black people were banned from professional baseball is far more "problematic" than a couple of cheeky records.
Every big star of that era recorded the popular songs of that era. Frank Sinatra also recorded songs that today would be labeled racist. But, there was no bigger civil rights champion in entertainment than Sinatra.
Yankees are making a big mistake going down this politically correct road.
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I am a die hard Yankees fan but this upset me. I’m going to write a snail mail letter to them.
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"Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."
And Barack's goals are being achieved, aren't they? Michelle said it right out there, and no one cared..... **nononono*