Don, 10 or 15 years ago, these folks would probably be referred to as Uncle Toms by their fellow African-Americans. In my particular business (charter buses), I have a lot of contact on a daily basis with the Black community, both with customers and drivers; a close relationship that goes back some 43 years. A strange phenomena is that it is perfectly OK for a black person to use the "N" word when talking to another black person, and I hear it used on a daily basis. However, it it totally offensive and bigoted for a white person to utter that same word, in any context whatsoever. I am curious as to whether these minstrel shows use the original words or substitute politically correct non-offensive words. SOL ZELLER