| re: No. Times were very different then. |
| Posted by: ntjvy 11:04 pm EDT 05/30/24 |
| In reply to: No. Times were very different then. - keikekaze 05:02 pm EDT 05/30/24 |
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The US was for sure no less full of racists. 1967 the country was steeped in civil disorder, riots and racial strife. 1967 is the year the Kerner Report came out, which widely criticized the approach of the media towards race relations. Check out some of the reporting around schools refusing to integrate nearly a decade after Brown v Board in Virginia to see some racists having no problem voicing their racism publicly.
Interestingly, the pushback that DID happen against this production publicly was at least in part from "liberals" who were uncomfortable with the idea of race being considered over talent in casting. AEA was unsure if this pushed back on it's guidelines.
I think another major factor was the likability of Bailey. She felt very "safe" and "unthreatening" to white audiences.
It's a deep dive, but if anyone is interested in a really thorough exploration of this topic:
https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5006&context=gradschool_dissertations |
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