Hit Musical Featuring Cotton-Picking White People Singing Slave Songs Closes Amid Protests
LMBFAO SOME Ignorant bigoted racists are so entertaining. Really?? Did they call each other Nigg[ER]? Did they have a whipping scene? I wonder why it was such a hit? I wonder why would any white production even attempt this type of musical. In this case this woman was just ignorant and did not think about the consequences of why she should not produce something like this. Her heart was in the right place but….
Live and learn I guess
The world’s biggest jazz festival was forced to end the run of one of its most popular shows after protesters objected to the musical that featured white people picking cotton while a white woman warbled organic, gluten-free, kale-wrapped negro spirituals. Ain’t that good news?
Scheduled for five shows, the musical SLĀV was such a surprise runaway hit at Canada’s Montreal Jazz Festival that producers of the festival added 11 additional shows due to overwhelming demand for the $60-90 tickets. Produced by acclaimed white man Robert Lepage, the theatrical extravaganza featured the dingo-like vocal stylings of Betty Bonifassi performing “many eras of black music including slave songs, work songs, railroad songs, field songs, prisoners’ songs, laments and lullabies.”
The world’s biggest jazz festival was forced to end the run of one of its most popular shows after protesters objected to the musical that featured white people picking cotton while a white woman warbled organic, gluten-free, kale-wrapped negro spirituals. Ain’t that good news?
Scheduled for five shows, the musical SLĀV was such a surprise runaway hit at Canada’s Montreal Jazz Festival that producers of the festival added 11 additional shows due to overwhelming demand for the $60-90 tickets. Produced by acclaimed white man Robert Lepage, the theatrical extravaganza featured the dingo-like vocal stylings of Betty Bonifassi performing “many eras of black music including slave songs, work songs, railroad songs, field songs, prisoners’ songs, laments and lullabies.”
As further proof that the gentrifying instinct of caucasity knows no bounds, a new theater…
After protesters showed up on opening night to instruct the mildewed marshmallow singing soulless versions of freedom songs where to follow the drinking gourd to, Bonifassi and Lepage took to Facebook to let the protesters know they ain’t gon’ let nobody turn them around, writing: “Do we have the right to tell these stories? Audience members will have the opportunity to decide after having seen the show.”
Well, it looks like they decided.
Reports say Mary could be seen weeping and apparently, no one even informed Martha that she shouldn’t moan. According to the New York Times, an audience member even held up a sign that said: “Is there nothing y’all won’t steal? White culture is theft.”
Even though the Montreal Jazz Festival had sold more than 8,000 tickets, the festival closed the show on Wednesday after only two performances. Organizers said they were “shaken” by the intensity of the response and decided to lay their burdens down by the riverside and study whiteness no more.
“We would like to apologize to those who were hurt,” festival producers said in a statement. “It was not our intention at all.”
As a descendant of enslaved people, I offer the following response to the Montreal Jazz Festival’s apology:
If you weren’t aware that stealing the most painful part of an entire group of a people’s past, whitewashing it and then allowing the people who benefitted from the historical mass kidnapping, rape and genocide to double back and profit from that theft could possibly be a bad thing, then the audacity of whiteness must be the most insipidly evil thing that ever existed on the face of the earth.
But then again, your entire festival is based on jazz, out of which you sucked the soul and pain so you can sell it to Birkenstock-wearing festival goers to writhe around as they bathe in the gifts stolen from the negro hearts and gentrified by crooked caucasian fingers who have historically plucked out our eyes because our blindness makes them feel like they can see better. Fuck your apology, white people.
And if you’re white but you’re not racist, this doesn’t apply to you. However, if you feel hurt by my previous statement…
I apologize. That was not my intention.
See how it feels?
Source: https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/hit-musical-featuring-cotton-picking-white-people-singi-1827359045?utm_source=theroot_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Tyler Honeycutt Former NBA Player Found Dead After Standoff With Police: Report
Former basketball player for the Sacramento Kings, Tyler Honeycutt, was found dead Saturday after an hourslong standoff with the Los Angeles Police Department, according to local reports.
Honeycutt, 27, was reportedly behaving erratically when his mother called the police for assistance with him late Friday afternoon, according to ABC 7. Police said Honeycutt fired a gun at officers but did not hit anyone. Officers returned fire but Honeycutt was not struck.
Honeycutt reportedly barricaded himself inside the home. Police evacuated the immediate area before a SWAT team entered the residence early Saturday morning where they found the man dead, the LAPD said on Twitter. The police later on Saturday said Honeycutt died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Honeycutt was a second-round pick by the Kings in the 2011 NBA draft and played in 24 games over two seasons. He also played for the University of California, Los Angeles.
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/former-ucla-nba-player-found-dead-after-standoff-with-police_us_5b40d763e4b05127ccf281c5
Anime Expo 2018: FUNimation Announces Licenses Home Releases
FUNimation held their panel at Anime Expo where they announced several new licenses as well as their upcoming home releases! First, FUNimation announced the acquisition of SSSS.Gridman for streaming. The anime will premiere on the FUNimationNow streaming service this fall but an exact date wasn’t mentioned. It should be noted that SSSS.Gridman is also set to debut in Japan this fall so this could be an indication of a simuldub or simulcast. If it does end up as a Simuldub, expect only the first eight or so episodes to air at the same time as has been the pattern with FUNimation and their simuldub series. Speaking of series that were simuldubbed, FUNimation also announced that the second part of Tokyo Ghoul:re would also be streaming this October but didn’t say whether or not if Tokyo Ghoul:re would get a simuldub. The next license that they announced was the anime Zillion (Akai Koudan Zillion). This anime is rather dated as it aired 31 years ago in 1987. FUNimation is planning to release the complete 31-episode series this October. FUNimation then detailed a myriad of their upcoming releases. The series detailed are as follows: High Speed! -Free! Starting Days Free! – Take Your Marks Free! -Timeless Medley- Kizuna Free! -Timeless Medley- Yakusoku ReLIFE OVA Witch Hunter Robin Pop Team Epic Dragon Ball Super Part 5 All of the home media releases are slated for October with Witch Hunter Robin being the only title to have a concrete release date of October 23. FUNimation is also planning on releasing a box set of anime movies which include The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and The Beast. The release date of the box set is currently unknown. The Free! movies are also slated to be released both individually and as a box set as well. Needless to say, October is going to be a busy month for anime/FUNimation fans.
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Lifeguard Chad (racist bigoted white man) decides to call the police on a black family. Using the apartment community pool then demands mom show and use ID Key to unlock pool gate
There’s permit Patty , barbecue Becky and I’m going to name this one lifeguard Chad. racist bigoted White folks who maliciously call the cops on black people for a living their life should be fined and possibly jailed for calling the police for non-emergency situations such as this…..
Exhibit A
https://www.facebook.com/100002086849283/posts/1792774414135436/
TBT Music Video Prince Ft. Nona Gaye Love sign
Here’s a song about love and gun control. Prince had much game !! RIP PRINCE
Lovelytitv TBT pregnant woman runs over Ex-Boyfriend pregnant girlfriend
Originally posted April 4, 2013 I wonder does Ti still have that G.I. Joe shirt ?
Elfen’s TBT Music Video of the week Alexander O’Neal Fake
There is a story that Alex tells all the time that’s pretty interesting. He explained that people don’t really know the meaning of the song Fake The song fake is not talking about being fake and phony as a person. He’s talking about women Who wear wigs, weaves, fake nails and makeup and front like that’s how they look all the time. The woman never show their true selves.
Elfen’s TBT 1980s R&B Alexander O’Neal Hearsay
There’s something about some singers that just move you to tears. And Alexander O’Neal is just one of those singers who can just do that.
His singing partner cherrelle just adds the cookie to his cream. He was our Chris Brown of the 1980s. Alexander’s songs are for the romantic and in love.
Tracks Fake and criticize was one of the top R&B songs of 1987.
To buy a new house in 1987 cost $92,000 You could by a A dozen eggs for $.65 a carton. In 1987 we first see a cartoon short the Simpsons appear on a tv sketch comedy show called The Tracy Ullman show.
Sitting Presadent Ronald Reagan
News 1987
June 28 – An accidental explosion at Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany kills 3 U.S. troopers.
VH-3D landing on White House south lawn, July 1987
July 1 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan nominates former Solicitor General Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. The nomination is later rejected by the Senate, the first and only nominee rejection to date.
Movies playing in July 1987
- July 3 Adventures in Babysitting Comedy
Innerspace Action - July 10 Blood Diner Black Comedy
Maid to Order Comedy
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise Comedy
The Squeeze - July 17 Jaws 4: The Revenge Horror
Nowhere to Hide Action
RoboCop Action - July 22 Summer School Comedy
- July 24 La Bamba Drama
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Action - July 31 The Living Daylights Action
The Lost Boys Horror
What was on the television in 1987?
Rank Program Network Rating
1 The Cosby Show NBC 27.8
2 A Different World 25.0
3 Cheers 23.4
4 The Golden Girls 21.8
5 Growing Pains ABC 21.3
6 Who’s the Boss? 21.2
7 Night Court NBC 20.8
8 60 Minutes CBS 20.6
9 Murder, She Wrote 20.2
10 ALF NBC 18.8
The Wonder Years ABC
12 Moonlighting 18.3
L.A. Law NBC
14 Matlock 17.8
15 Amen 17.5
16 Monday Night Football ABC 17.4
17 Family Ties NBC 17.3
18 CBS Sunday Night Movie CBS 17.2
19 In the Heat of the Night NBC 17.0
20 My Two Dads 16.9
Valerie’s Family
22 Dallas CBS 16.8
23 NBC Sunday Night Movie NBC 16.7
Head of the Class ABC
25 Newhart CBS 16.5
26 NBC Monday Night Movie NBC 16.4
27 227 16.3
28 Day by Day 16.2
29 Hunter 16.1
30 Aaron’s Way 16.0
‘You Took My Life, So I’m Taking Yours.’ Woman, 92, Allegedly Kills Son Who Tried to Put Her in Assisted Living
Anna Mae Blessing shot and killed son
A 92-year-old Arizona woman allegedly shot and killed her 72-year-old son after he tried to put her in assisted living, police said.Officers arrived at Anna Mae Blessing’s home in Fountain Hills, Arizona on Monday and found her son, Thomas Blessing, dead on the floor of the master bedroom with a gunshot wound to the neck and jaw, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Police said they found Blessing sitting on a recliner in her bedroom and arrested her when she muttered to police, “You took my life, so I’m taking yours.”
Blessing told police she killed her son because was wanted to take her to an assisted living facility.
Blessing entered the master bedroom and began arguing with her son and his 57-year-old girlfriend and told them that she was tired of the way she was being treated when she shot her son. She then attempted to shoot her son’s girlfriend but the younger woman was able to wrestle the gun away from Blessing and threw it in the corner, police said.
Blessing then pulled a second gun from her robe and pointed it at the girlfriend but she was able to wrestle it away, as well.
Blessing told police she purchased the handguns in the 1970’s and that she came to live with her son and his girlfriend four months ago. She told police she had been up for the last three to four nights thinking about her son telling her he was going to place her in an assisted living facility.
After shooting her son, Blessing said checked his pulse to confirm he was dead, according to police. She said that when she returned to her room she wanted to kill herself but did not have a gun because her son’s girlfriend wrestled them away.
She was taken into custody and when police asked her what should be done with her, she told officers that she should be “put to sleep”
“It is always concerning when domestic issues escalate to violence or tragic outcomes,” Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said in a statement. “They are often isolated and neither predictable nor preventable.”
Blessing is facing one count each of first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping.