The song My Brother Sylvest I talked about contained some absolute words that offended me. In the 1920's (I guess this to be the approx date of the song) The line "Have you heard about the Jeffries Johnson fight Where the big buck Nigger fought the white" may have been acceptable but now they are repugnant and racist. The rest of the verse contains words of how he eventually wants to fight Jack Dempsey.

The absolute word I spoke about is obvious. It occurs in old shanties and other victorian songs but has no place in modern parlance. I have a natural desire to maintain my traditional culture but happily forego this at the expense of another's culture who existed in the west entirely due to the slave trade.

Regardless of my desire to sustain traditional songs , my abhorrence of exploitation and racism forbids me to even contemplate singing these songs.

I am white so perhaps another view may be different and may be not so sensitive. It's a tricky subject and perhaps best left alone.

Spot.