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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Tiger	BS: Another statue down - Stephen Foster! (71* d)	RE: BS: Another statue down - Stephen Foster!	27 Apr 18
Maybe, for a while, we can stop looking for racists behind every tree, and just listen to the music. I sing "Uncle Ned" and find it a very moving and respectful song. Of course, the lyrics I learned from the 1950 Burl Ives recording started out with "There was an old brother ..." which raises the acceptability index considerably. Try it that way, and see if you agree. Foster should be appreciated for his huge contributions and influence and not be denigrated for his use of the vernacular. If that's your gripe, go after hip-hop.

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