As shocking as some of them may seem now, the images from minstrelry, the "coon" songs, and particularly, the blackface makeup, were accepted in their time without question--the awareness of the deeper implications was very slow in coming--today, a lot of the themes, characters, and stereotypes continue in entertainment--particularly in"Gangsta" Rap and in TV situation comedies--and, as in the Minstrel days, they are accepted without question--