Hey, this thread started with:

This is one of the creepiest stories about white racism I've read for a long time.

The thread originator didn't belabor the point, but certainly made it clear where he stood.

Yeah, I admit I cringe when I see a thread with the term "coon songs" in the title. But no, if a person is posting dozens of songs, I would find it tedious for him/her to post some sort of caution or apology with each one.

And when somebody posts a song and gives bibliographic information and a date for the song, then I think most of us are intelligent enough to see that the song is being posted for study purposes and not to promote racism.

Same with songs in the Digital Tradition, which is full of songs of questionable taste. Should we have to apologize for every song somebody might find offensive?

-Joe-