Oh i remember it all - I have bootlegs of most of them :)
Thing is, and this is my own personal opinion that does not reflect the official opinion of the SMHRS in any way, these racist cartoons are *important*... just like the Disney film "Song Of The South". In hindsight, these things are terribly racist... but at the time they were perfectly acceptable and it's important that we be able to see where we came from so we can more clearly see where we still need to be going. The attempt to remove them from history just makes them more desirable to the type of people who will get the wrong message from them.
Once upon a time in this country, Doctors recommended cigarettes and brandy for pregnant women in order to reduce the stress of carrying child, as well as to help reduce the birth weight and ensure a less complicated delivery. We now know that this was STUPID and DANGEROUS, but we didn't ban anything - he just said "Wow that was stupid, we know so much better now" and moved on.
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Date: 2013-09-11 04:39 pm (UTC)Thing is, and this is my own personal opinion that does not reflect the official opinion of the SMHRS in any way, these racist cartoons are *important*... just like the Disney film "Song Of The South". In hindsight, these things are terribly racist... but at the time they were perfectly acceptable and it's important that we be able to see where we came from so we can more clearly see where we still need to be going. The attempt to remove them from history just makes them more desirable to the type of people who will get the wrong message from them.
Once upon a time in this country, Doctors recommended cigarettes and brandy for pregnant women in order to reduce the stress of carrying child, as well as to help reduce the birth weight and ensure a less complicated delivery. We now know that this was STUPID and DANGEROUS, but we didn't ban anything - he just said "Wow that was stupid, we know so much better now" and moved on.