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Running racism in America thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Scout, May 26, 2020.

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  1. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Overreaction? Probably.

    Hard to argue perception, though.

    And not the first time it's come up.

    Mrs. Butterworth award raises ire at MU
     
    Azrael, Jun 18, 2020
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  2. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

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    make it thicc
     
    DanielSimpsonDay, Jun 18, 2020
    #2438
  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    So now you have me googling a litle. There are pages and pages of people saying, "The bottle is said to have been modeled on" Butterfly McQueen, or things like that, even things stating it as a fact and citing the story you linked to, which doesn't establish it.

    Is there any evidence -- like actual evidence, not just an apocryphal story that is now just getting repeated based on the last person to have repeated it -- that Butterfly McQueen either sat down and modeled for a bottle the way some things are saying, or that the bottle was meant to have been based on her in any way?

    It seems so dubious to me. The brand has never been associated with any negative racial stereotypes and the voice they used in the commercial was of a grandmotherly white woman. Why would they have gotten Butterfly McQueen to model for a bottle, but do commercials with Mary Kay Bergman and Edie McClurg as the voice?

    I disagree that you can't argue with the perception. I really do find it absurd. What I would say is that they can't possibly win by arguing about it.
     
    Last edited: Jun 18, 2020
    The Big Ragu, Jun 18, 2020
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  4. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    I think the Butterfly McQueen thing is nonsense. Ms. McQueen was pretty fine-boned, and even in costume for 'Gone with the Wind' didn't present that silhouette.

    Hattie McDaniel did, which is probably what people meant. And her character name in GWTW was literally 'Mammy.'

    That said, people get to argue on behalf of their sensitivities, even if I can't.
     
    Azrael, Jun 18, 2020
    #2440
  5. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    lol poor Gaetz got all triggered.

     
    Songbird, Jun 18, 2020
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  6. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Not surprisingly, the TV station didn't do a great job on this story. This complaint didn't originate on TikTok - it happened following a complaint by a person of color on Twitter about the sorority and its members, which she used to be a member of.
     
    sgreenwell, Jun 18, 2020
    #2442
  7. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Wow, terrrrible job by the tv station. The complaint on Twitter gives it a much better context as to why it’s offensive and the edited video they showed badly whitewashed (pun intended) the content of the song where Brown sings “when can I say the n-word?” followed by them lip syncing the word over and over and over again. When you see all of that, it becomes much clearer as to why people are upset about it.
     
    bigpern23, Jun 18, 2020
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  8. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    Jerry-atric, Jun 18, 2020
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  9. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    No more Aunt Jemina and now this! (I know it's just an Onion joke)

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    Songbird, Jun 18, 2020
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  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Moderator1, Jun 18, 2020
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  11. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    In before the “That’s a very good point.”
     
    Oggiedoggie, Jun 18, 2020
    #2447
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  12. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    Thank you. That is more accurate. I think it is a story for the Washington Post because a lot of reporters and editors were at the party.
     
    Jerry-atric, Jun 18, 2020
    #2448
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