Stop singing these racist minstrel songs to your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:If OP is white, boy I'd be ticked off if I were black, for focusing on something so stupid and minute.

If OP is black, again, you're going to turn people away from the important stuff by picking apart something 99% of any color people have no idea is even a thing.

+1,

+ who the hell is singing these songs, anyway? I had to look them all up and only recognized a couple.

I was also wondering who sings these songs regularly. “I’ve Benen Working on the Railroad” and the like aren’t songs I think of, let alone sing frequently.

Same here. Maybe my kids heard them at school but I've always found kids' songs to be sort of annoying so at home we listen to real songs and sing that.

Unless it’s changed since my teen was a toddler, several of these songs are in the Music Together curriculum.

[Anonymous]

From now on, teach only songs by the Wiggles.

[Anonymous]

I associate these songs with my (gen x) childhood, but only my grandparents (born in 1912 and 1921) singing them to me – not my own silent generation parents and not me. My 9 year old has probably never heard any of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If OP is white, boy I'd be ticked off if I were black, for focusing on something so stupid and minute.

If OP is black, again, you're going to turn people away from the important stuff by picking apart something 99% of any color people have no idea is even a thing.

+1,

+ who the hell is singing these songs, anyway? I had to look them all up and only recognized a couple.

I was also wondering who sings these songs regularly. “I’ve Benen Working on the Railroad” and the like aren’t songs I think of, let alone sing frequently.

Same here. Maybe my kids heard them at school but I've always found kids' songs to be sort of annoying so at home we listen to real songs and sing that.

Unless it’s changed since my teen was a toddler, several of these songs are in the Music Together curriculum.

It has changed. Music Together Has removed these songs and has established a song advisory board to review content. I teach Music Together classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If OP is white, boy I'd be ticked off if I were black, for focusing on something so stupid and minute.

If OP is black, again, you're going to turn people away from the important stuff by picking apart something 99% of any color people have no idea is even a thing.

+1,

+ who the hell is singing these songs, anyway? I had to look them all up and only recognized a couple.

I was also wondering who sings these songs regularly. “I’ve Benen Working on the Railroad” and the like aren’t songs I think of, let alone sing frequently.

Same here. Maybe my kids heard them at school but I've always found kids' songs to be sort of annoying so at home we listen to real songs and sing that.

Unless it’s changed since my teen was a toddler, several of these songs are in the Music Together curriculum.

It has changed. Music Together Has removed these songs and has established a song advisory board to review content. I teach Music Together classes.

Did you read the article written by the black musician about this music?

[Anonymous]

small potatoes. I worry that people are talking about old-fashion songs that no one sings instead of more important things.

Black people are being undereducated. Black people don’t have job opportunities or ways to move up. There is too much drug addiction, poverty, poor health care and environmental contamination in our poor communities.

Controversy over old songs? Shrug. It’s a side show that diverts from big picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:small potatoes. I worry that people are talking about old-fashion songs that no one sings instead of more important things.

Black people are being undereducated. Black people don’t have job opportunities or ways to move up. There is too much drug addiction, poverty, poor health care and environmental contamination in our poor communities.

Controversy over old songs? Shrug. It’s a side show that diverts from big picture.

I get what you're saying, but I think it also serves to illustrate how deeply imbedded this stuff is. It's literally everywhere. It's important for white people to have their eyes opened because so many of them still want to say racism is over, we fixed it with integration, stop whining.

Racism goes so deep into our culture and institutions that you've been singing racist minstrel songs to your children and showing them blackface influenced cartoons, and you didn't even know it. Maybe then it's possible that this racism stuff goes deeper than you thought and really does exist in places and in ways you didn't see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If OP is white, boy I'd be ticked off if I were black, for focusing on something so stupid and minute.

If OP is black, again, you're going to turn people away from the important stuff by picking apart something 99% of any color people have no idea is even a thing.

+1,

+ who the hell is singing these songs, anyway? I had to look them all up and only recognized a couple.

I was also wondering who sings these songs regularly. “I’ve Benen Working on the Railroad” and the like aren’t songs I think of, let alone sing frequently.

Same here. Maybe my kids heard them at school but I've always found kids' songs to be sort of annoying so at home we listen to real songs and sing that.

Unless it’s changed since my teen was a toddler, several of these songs are in the Music Together curriculum.

It has changed. Music Together Has removed these songs and has established a song advisory board to review content. I teach Music Together classes.

Did you read the article written by the black musician about this music?

Link, please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If OP is white, boy I'd be ticked off if I were black, for focusing on something so stupid and minute.

If OP is black, again, you're going to turn people away from the important stuff by picking apart something 99% of any color people have no idea is even a thing.

+1,

+ who the hell is singing these songs, anyway? I had to look them all up and only recognized a couple.

I was also wondering who sings these songs regularly. “I’ve Benen Working on the Railroad” and the like aren’t songs I think of, let alone sing frequently.

Same here. Maybe my kids heard them at school but I've always found kids' songs to be sort of annoying so at home we listen to real songs and sing that.

Unless it’s changed since my teen was a toddler, several of these songs are in the Music Together curriculum.

It has changed. Music Together Has removed these songs and has established a song advisory board to review content. I teach Music Together classes.

Did you read the article written by the black musician about this music?

Link, please.

It's at the top of page 2 of this thrrad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:small potatoes. I worry that people are talking about old-fashion songs that no one sings instead of more important things.

Black people are being undereducated. Black people don’t have job opportunities or ways to move up. There is too much drug addiction, poverty, poor health care and environmental contamination in our poor communities.

Controversy over old songs? Shrug. It’s a side show that diverts from big picture.

I get what you're saying, but I think it also serves to illustrate how deeply imbedded this stuff is. It's literally everywhere. It's important for white people to have their eyes opened because so many of them still want to say racism is over, we fixed it with integration, stop whining.

Racism goes so deep into our culture and institutions that you've been singing racist minstrel songs to your children and showing them blackface influenced cartoons, and you didn't even know it. Maybe then it's possible that this racism stuff goes deeper than you thought and really does exist in places and in ways you didn't see.

There’s a difference between racism existing in a current song and racism existing in an early iteration of a song, 70+ years ago. People don’t see it because it’s not there any more.

[Anonymous]

If we are talking about music and serious movements to change society for the better, then I wonder whatever happened to "MeToo"?

What about RECENT songs and artists still getting royalties. That means, they are still making money off! Where is the ongoing outrage over this?

"Slut, you think I won't choke no whore / Til the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?!" - Eminem

"Bitches ain't sh*t but hoes and tricks / Lick on these nuts and suck the d*ck." - Snoop Dogg

"My little sister's birthday / She'll remember me / For a gift I had ten of my boys take her virginity." - Bizarre

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we are talking about music and serious movements to change society for the better, then I wonder whatever happened to "MeToo"?

What about RECENT songs and artists still getting royalties. That means, they are still making money off! Where is the ongoing outrage over this?

"Slut, you think I won't choke no whore / Til the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?!" - Eminem

"Bitches ain't sh*t but hoes and tricks / Lick on these nuts and suck the d*ck." - Snoop Dogg

"My little sister's birthday / She'll remember me / For a gift I had ten of my boys take her virginity." - Bizarre

Horrible lyrics. I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we are talking about music and serious movements to change society for the better, then I wonder whatever happened to "MeToo"?

What about RECENT songs and artists still getting royalties. That means, they are still making money off! Where is the ongoing outrage over this?

"Slut, you think I won't choke no whore / Til the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?!" - Eminem

"Bitches ain't sh*t but hoes and tricks / Lick on these nuts and suck the d*ck." - Snoop Dogg

"My little sister's birthday / She'll remember me / For a gift I had ten of my boys take her virginity." - Bizarre

I know it’s hard, but do try to stay on topic, or feel free to start your own thread on your subject. THIS thread is about racist minstrel songs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we are talking about music and serious movements to change society for the better, then I wonder whatever happened to "MeToo"?

What about RECENT songs and artists still getting royalties. That means, they are still making money off! Where is the ongoing outrage over this?

"Slut, you think I won't choke no whore / Til the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?!" - Eminem

"Bitches ain't sh*t but hoes and tricks / Lick on these nuts and suck the d*ck." - Snoop Dogg

"My little sister's birthday / She'll remember me / For a gift I had ten of my boys take her virginity." - Bizarre

I know it’s hard, but do try to stay on topic, or feel free to start your own thread on your subject. THIS thread is about racist minstrel songs.

That demonstrates what a narrow-minded person you are since you can't see the connection. It is topical, in fact MORE topical, since these misogynistic songs and lyrics are still being played, sold, PROFITED ON and listened to including children who overhear it. Including young AA girls and women. So that's OK with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If OP is white, boy I'd be ticked off if I were black, for focusing on something so stupid and minute.

If OP is black, again, you're going to turn people away from the important stuff by picking apart something 99% of any color people have no idea is even a thing.

+1,

+ who the hell is singing these songs, anyway? I had to look them all up and only recognized a couple.

I was also wondering who sings these songs regularly. “I’ve Benen Working on the Railroad” and the like aren’t songs I think of, let alone sing frequently.

Same here. Maybe my kids heard them at school but I've always found kids' songs to be sort of annoying so at home we listen to real songs and sing that.

Unless it’s changed since my teen was a toddler, several of these songs are in the Music Together curriculum.

It has changed. Music Together Has removed these songs and has established a song advisory board to review content. I teach Music Together classes.

That is good to hear.