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tulipsandroses

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12. Yep. Sometimes its hard to wrap your head around the fact that we were living in Apartheid

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 04:15 PM

Nov 2020

in America. We have come so far, but still many miles to go.

I made this thread because I thought the writer made a great point when she made a straight through line to trump. Where do we think those people went? What did they teach their children and grandchildren? We are marveling at the fact that 70 million people voted for trump despite all the mayhem he has created.

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Imagine being so racist you can't even enjoy an iconic bop [View all] tulipsandroses Nov 2020 OP

You got my foot tapping Rorey Nov 2020 #1

Every single one was chewing gum. tblue37 Nov 2020 #2

The show was sponsored by Beech-Nut Gum. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #6

That would explain the "cows chewing their cud." Backseat Driver Nov 2020 #8

It would be nice if the author decried racism without being misogynistic. femmedem Nov 2020 #3

They're like, Damn, if only Pat Boone was covering it. Kind of Blue Nov 2020 #4

people behind the closeups are all clapping along. should they throw chairs? btw the gum msongs Nov 2020 #5

Couple years before this clip, a similar show had Frankie Lymon briefly dancing with a white girl. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #7

Yep. Sometimes its hard to wrap your head around the fact that we were living in Apartheid tulipsandroses Nov 2020 #12

It's a great point. This country really needs to reckon with its legacy of white supremacy, which we WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #13

That could have been my mother ismnotwasm Nov 2020 #9

But they seem to love the Village People! cwydro Nov 2020 #10

I love that song Demovictory9 Nov 2020 #11

They wanted to move with the beat but kept looking around... brush Nov 2020 #14