Mrrzy:

I do apologize for misinterpreting the question. The question of whether Massa is politic ally incorrect or not set me off. I frown on using political sensitivities as grounds for altering the historical facts of songs. I am happy to never sing or see songs of explicit hatred, but avoiding the fact that terrible things have been done by and to humans in our past is not wise in my opinion.

Hisatorically I think the point made above about the Tin Pan Alley origins of the Stephen Foster style "Sweet Southern Memories" pap is a good point. Al Jolsen comes to mind.

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