Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30
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Date: 2022-04-04
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OnekiKai
Nice video right up until the end. What do you mean we have -very far to go? - We're currently in a phase of shoving -persons of color- into any existing role we can possibly cram them. It reeks of a desperate claim of -look, I'm not racist, see? - of Hollywood. That honestly seems racist itself to me rather than developing new worlds. Prior to that I'm not aware of many issues even coming up, at least in the mainstream, for the 90s-2000s. I could be wrong on that of course.
If we're to take this issue seriously why not develop new characters, stories and worlds for ethnic characters rather than lazily -brownwashing- every existing story we can or emphasizing a character seemingly just because of their color?
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Nice video right up until the end. What do you mean we have -very far to go? - We're currently in a phase of shoving -persons of color- into any existing role we can possibly cram them. It reeks of a desperate claim of -look, I'm not racist, see? - of Hollywood. That honestly seems racist itself to me rather than developing new worlds. Prior to that I'm not aware of many issues even coming up, at least in the mainstream, for the 90s-2000s. I could be wrong on that of course.
If we're to take this issue seriously why not develop new characters, stories and worlds for ethnic characters rather than lazily -brownwashing- every existing story we can or emphasizing a character seemingly just because of their color?
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Stephanie
Racism is bad! Systemic racism such as we are trying to get rid of in the US is worse. In order to make progress we need to keep the discussions happening. All of this is true. But.
During the history of the world and theater there have been other unjust systems that were depicted on stage that didn't get an entire episode devoted to them. Nothing in this episode is false that I am aware of, but is the influence of the 19th century American minstrel show so important to the history of theater to merit its own chapter? I am honestly not trying to troll, I just am wondering about the meta message.
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Racism is bad! Systemic racism such as we are trying to get rid of in the US is worse. In order to make progress we need to keep the discussions happening. All of this is true. But.
During the history of the world and theater there have been other unjust systems that were depicted on stage that didn't get an entire episode devoted to them. Nothing in this episode is false that I am aware of, but is the influence of the 19th century American minstrel show so important to the history of theater to merit its own chapter? I am honestly not trying to troll, I just am wondering about the meta message.
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Brian
Though -political correctness- can sometimes seem excessive and even ridiculous, it is good that we are now at least having serious conversations about language when it comes not only to race, but also about gender. -Huck Finn- and the Little House series of books have often come under fire for language deemed racist. Nevertheless, they are considered classic American literature. What do you think: Should books like this be bowdlerized-wiped clean of any controversial language-or should they be allowed to stand as written?
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Though -political correctness- can sometimes seem excessive and even ridiculous, it is good that we are now at least having serious conversations about language when it comes not only to race, but also about gender. -Huck Finn- and the Little House series of books have often come under fire for language deemed racist. Nevertheless, they are considered classic American literature. What do you think: Should books like this be bowdlerized-wiped clean of any controversial language-or should they be allowed to stand as written?
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copyRtest1
It seems like only whites have to pay for the offenses of their ancestors for eternity. Everybody else is left alone. Arabs outlawed slavery of Africans in like 1970. Do they get flak for it? None. Because they're not white. Europeans, Asians, Indians, Arabs, Persians: every civilization that has ever encountered Africans have had similar things to say about them. It's time to get over this and stop vilifying whites about it.
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It seems like only whites have to pay for the offenses of their ancestors for eternity. Everybody else is left alone. Arabs outlawed slavery of Africans in like 1970. Do they get flak for it? None. Because they're not white. Europeans, Asians, Indians, Arabs, Persians: every civilization that has ever encountered Africans have had similar things to say about them. It's time to get over this and stop vilifying whites about it.
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Ira
Thanks for mentioning Ira Aldridge, who was also was extremely popular in the Balkans.
Minstrel show acts were popular in Victorian England - for example, the original -Christy's Minstrels-.
Gilbert & Sullivan took stab at them in the patter song -As Someday It May Happen- in the Mikado. The line is usually updated to -And the piano serenader and the others of his racr. - replacing the N word with piano.
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Thanks for mentioning Ira Aldridge, who was also was extremely popular in the Balkans.
Minstrel show acts were popular in Victorian England - for example, the original -Christy's Minstrels-.
Gilbert & Sullivan took stab at them in the patter song -As Someday It May Happen- in the Mikado. The line is usually updated to -And the piano serenader and the others of his racr. - replacing the N word with piano.
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Noticias
-12: 28-12: 48 -. American theater like American society still hasn't shaken off the legacy of minstrel see the portrayal of racist stereotypes or kowtow to the expectations of intolerant audiences the entertainment
industry in many respects has come a long way but still has very very far to go-. could the same be said of anime and it's depictions of black persons after the 90's? -_-.
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-12: 28-12: 48 -. American theater like American society still hasn't shaken off the legacy of minstrel see the portrayal of racist stereotypes or kowtow to the expectations of intolerant audiences the entertainment
industry in many respects has come a long way but still has very very far to go-. could the same be said of anime and it's depictions of black persons after the 90's? -_-.
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The_HighGarden
-. and so does the novel. - 9: 30
Absolutely not, at least not anything meeting the expectations of the Minstrel audiences. Are some characters dumb, yes - as can be expected for people without proper education, but others like Tom are shown to be highly intelligent and motivated. I doubt you have ever read the novel.
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-. and so does the novel. - 9: 30
Absolutely not, at least not anything meeting the expectations of the Minstrel audiences. Are some characters dumb, yes - as can be expected for people without proper education, but others like Tom are shown to be highly intelligent and motivated. I doubt you have ever read the novel.
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Bradley
I don't think it was okay to use a white cartoon character and paint their face red in order to represent the native American character at around 11: 20 this is red face. That is not okay. You could've made a cartoon character with a more darker/realistic skin tone. I'm disappointed in the choice to do otherwise.
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I don't think it was okay to use a white cartoon character and paint their face red in order to represent the native American character at around 11: 20 this is red face. That is not okay. You could've made a cartoon character with a more darker/realistic skin tone. I'm disappointed in the choice to do otherwise.
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Luke
Good job Mike Rugnetta and Crash Course Team. A delicate topic expressed with dignity, respect and sensitivity. This is the first Crash Course series I have watched and you've been a class-act from start to finish. ENCORE!
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Good job Mike Rugnetta and Crash Course Team. A delicate topic expressed with dignity, respect and sensitivity. This is the first Crash Course series I have watched and you've been a class-act from start to finish. ENCORE!
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sjgrahamsv
Not all Uncle Tom actors were white. Sam Lucas was the first African American to play Uncle Tom in 1878. He claims that Harriet Beecher Stowe saw his performance and claimed it was her favorite.
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Not all Uncle Tom actors were white. Sam Lucas was the first African American to play Uncle Tom in 1878. He claims that Harriet Beecher Stowe saw his performance and claimed it was her favorite.
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