It's not like they regularly play on the radio or other media that song you mention. Although years ago, when I was in London, this actress from South Africa Sheila Steafel decided it was a hoot to do a medley of old coon songs as part of her club act. As one of our classmates with us is African-American, we were outraged and very pissed of on behalf of our classmate, and we said something to the effect to the management.
It's fine to get upset with blackface, especially when one sees that even Judy Garland did a film in which she was in blackface. But unless SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is doing a sketch in which Bill Cosby is dressed in a cute little ugly Christmas sweater and singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to a revolving door full of sweet young ladies, the song itself is not a date-raper's rhapsody, for fuck's sake! |
