My wife, the lovely and furious Mrs Thrillhous, has become a passionate scrapbooker. No, I don't know how it happened, and no, I don't know if it will ever end. As James Hetfield might say, I just try to "ride the lightning" and hope nobody gets hurt.
Anyhoo, she was doing a scrapbook page for the years her grandparents were born, 1901 and 1911. For the 1901 page she had a sheet of stickers that had historical and pop culture trivia from that year, such as 1) the first facelift was performed (in Germany), 2) President McKinley was fatally shot and succeeded by Teddy Roo, and 3) one of the most popular songs of the year was entitled "Coon Coon Coon!"
Yeah, I thought the same thing you're thinking: Does that song title refer to what I think it refers to? I googled it, and it turns out the answer is yes. It's exactly what I thought it was. Click here for the lyrics to said song, ugly lyrics from a hit song of 1901. (Warning: racial epithets by the boatload.)
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Wow. I googled the performer's name -- he was a blackface comic (no surprise) who was well-known for his impersonation of Teddy Roosevelt. Who apparently was also a black man. Bully!
Oh, the guy also discovered Al Jolson.
My grandmother was not born in 1911---and we'll leave it at that. No talking about a woman's age, even after she's gone!
I need this as a ringtone. How anyone could be offended I have no idea, my grandfather died for that song.
This song is not racist. It is only a prideful expression of my heritage. I can't help it if other people are overly sensitive. How many times to I have to explain it was just a trade dispute?
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