The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #140761 Message #4106676
Posted By: Felipa
19-May-21 - 12:03 PM
Thread Name: Are racist, but traditional, songs OK?
Subject: RE: Are racist, but traditional, songs OK?
I think too that the year of the Jubilo (Kingdom Coming) may be a deliberate send-up of the minstrel show songs and the Stephen Foster songs which also use dialect and show the "darkies" as contented. I think it's a good song, and Joe has made some practical suggestions.
is there anything we can do to encourage a bigger mix in the singaround participation? Although we do come from diverse backgrounds, every participant I can think of whose photo or video is shown on screen would most likely be described as "white" by their appearance.