The Black & White Minstrel Show 1978 - Part 2

[waster1976]

THEY ARE WHITE MEN PRETENDING TO BLACK MEN WHO ARE PRETENDING TO BE MEXICAN, I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND OUT THESE GUYS WERE NOT MEXICAN, I THOUGHT THOSE BLACK MEN WERE SO CONVINCING,AND THEN TOP IT ALL THE BIGGEST SHOCK WAS THEYRE NOT EVEN BLACK.

[Bluemax1945]

Whats wrong with whites blacking up ? This programme is FANTASTIC.

I cant get that tune out of my head '' I see a little bird sitting in the tree top. I see little a bird sitting in the tree top. I see a pretty little bird sitting in the tree top. ''

God its catchy.

[vanessamcqueen11]

It creeped me out & I hated it when I first saw it as a small child...it still creeps me out & I still hate it seeing it as an adult. It's so cornball awful.

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

BRING THIS FANTASTIC FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT BACK TO OUR SCREENS

[decevioj]

GO C DECEVIO AND NEW WEST ORDER MUSIC ON YOUTUBE 2012

[videofxuniverse]

I don't see how any of that video is racist at all. No white bedsheets burning crosses or skin head nazis or nasty racist words used at all so please explain to me how it is racist by any means. Its Just a colourful dance routine that wasn't seen for what 'the people' force it to be. Its absolutly no different that when the wayan brothers dressed up as white women in the film white chicks ABSOLUTLY NO DIFFERENT! But is that racist? Fuck no, its done by black people so thats okay.

[Akumatrunigga]

@videofxuniverse ooooo that is such a bad argument. Lets use the concept of one movie of 2004 versus decades of films that has done this "blackface".

[dollamighty2010]

@videofxuniverse  u are dumb

[felipelicon]

@videofxuniverse

I would agree with you if they didnt have their faces painted black/brown. I dont believe it was intended that way though, and seen this form both sides I actually like the performance and think it is a tribute to Latin culture. However, we live in a world that it is not color blind.

[tashahops99]

@videofxuniverse Yes, this is rasist! They broadcasted this show to take the mick of how nigros spoke and looked, this was back when black people didn't have rights so white people took the mick and treated differenly. Fuck yes his is rasist.

[EvilRadiatedMonkey]

@videofxuniverse White Chicks was criticized as being racist by some, so your entire rant is destroyed by that.

[euphena]

So I take it this where all members of the BNP hang out !!

[roosterbooster198]

Oh my god, Welshman camping it up in blackface impersonating Mexicans AND a sterotype Irish ventriloquist dummy? Can we get some Chinamen or Jews in there for a "perfect storm" of "racism"?

This is BRILLIANT.

[HELLO2YOU3]

This was goo tv back in the day

[shefwedlad94uk]

Im wondering, Would people react like they do to this show if it was black people painting their faces white and start taking the piss out of white people? I doubt it. It would most likely be acceptable by todays standards

[rubysson57]

They do. And like Halle Berry and Michael Jackson they pay thousands to look white. Lol, just when are some of you anti racist goons going to get brains.

[akennelly]

Funny how everyone complains about this show being racist towards black people, but no one mentions the Irish jokes, which are actually derogatory

[barryrodgers]

wonder where these guys are now. lol

[harryshand]

@barryrodgers mostly dead

[barryrodgers]

Just serves to remind us all how crap BBC was in the 70s.

With regard to the minstrels. This was the end point of a tradition starting hundreds of years ago in mummers plays in the UK. The blacked minstrel fad started in the mid 1800s and was popularised of course by Jolson.

[dilmx]

I agree theyve offended black people, mexicans, irish and gay people all in one video! totally rubbish and stupid, and the BBC licensed this manure until 1978 they should be ashamed!

[rubysson57]

It's the majority pays the TV license fee. So it's the majority should be served.

If black people coming over here in the 70s didnt like it, they should have stayed the fuck away. Same for gays and Mexicans, Irish and the rest.

Switch off - or fuck off.

Simples.

[dilmx]

@rubysson57 and your gonna make us stay the fuck out are you? lets see you try with your one eyed dad nick griffin hahahahahahaha fukken nazi what5 r u gonna do? you all got voted out LOL

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

@rubysson57 LMAO

[paulisdead]

Wow, they manage to offend the blacks, the mexicans, the irish and the gays all in one show. That's quite an achievement. :-|

[drlemoncobra]

why does that crazy little Irish thing sound just like Orville?!! 

[XxpauldadudexX]

hahahahaha! WTF? This is soooooo gay and nuts!!!!!!!!

[GoodByeKyle]

you think they were on LSD when they came up with this one ?

[seanthepiper]

Any Culture can be trivialized as Keith Harris kicks in at 3:10 with his Leprecaun.....which is not really much of a figure in real Gaelic Folklore, and probably came from the Viking invasion WAY BACK THERE...........

circa 1000-1100 A.D.

An example of Equal Opportunity Racism, so for continuity....please check out the film "Leprecaun in the 'hood" that was made in the USA much later than this clip.

[drwalpurgis]

Little known fact: Morrissey was one of the original Minstrels.

[chupacabrajackson]

@drwalpurgis I know it's pretty amazing to think about. He even released an EP that is incredibly rare called Blacking Out which was minstrel with some punk elements.

[harryshand]

I think whatever your opinion is on the Minstrels we can all agree on one thing, keith Harris is bloody awful. I mean, he couldn't even be bothered to make a realistic looking hand for that stupid puppet!

[Merytsetesh]

White people in black face pretending to be Mexican. O.O I don't even know where to start with how confusing that is.

[threecoloursblue1]

why are the men blacked up but not the women?

[harryshand]

I dunno, these minstrels, they come over here, take our women etc etc

[threecoloursblue1]

I'm 22 and don't understand why they are blacked up, it looks odd!

[Blahdabbadoo]

What I can't understand is, how they got around that 'freaky' paint face look and used it as a front to all of their entertainment.

That look is scary as hell, maybe more so having watched the League of Gentlemen.

"Is Dave there?"

"Oh Daaaaave!"

[iqwaxzi]

"you're my wife, NOW!"

[brattycaz]

LOL!!!!!!!

[kinatube]

are hey britishers or american?

[iqwaxzi]

England, UK.

[alanlovedog]

how crap does keith harris seem !?

[darkangelofhorror]

I'd love to see them bring this show back!

[cjpeanut]

Ok, this is the most fucked up thing I've seen so far on youtube

[Majik47]

I second that.

[drumrnva]

Wait....are you saying that a pretty little bird is sitting in the treetop? This show is completely surreal.

[brattycaz]

if ya mother comes from Ireland youll be handy with a spade!!! What the hell......hilarious!!!

[Blahdabbadoo]

It's to do with potatoes. You'll have experience digging up potatoes, if your mothers from Ireland. I asked someone who's mother came from Ireland. That's the answer I got.

[brattycaz]

oh right - cheers!!!!

[deanog734]

brilliant, how to take the piss out of blacks, mexicans and irish in one show!! could'nt happen today.

[pixelbot2000]

Those black guys sure can sing!

[dster545]

This is the most dreadful thing I've ever seen.

[dvdcannibal]

It's one of the funniest things Ive ever seen!!

[mrarches]

why,it was the most popular show on tv for years.

[Dunc1302]

I bet Bernard Manning along with his mate John Tyndall used to wank over this.

[wikkidprawn]

jesus christ...unbelievable.....

[goatpunch]

agreed... I can't decide which is worse- how offensive this was or how bad it was.

[lechiendormant]

how bad it was...the offensiveness at least made it worth talking about...

[vadkaboy]

was orvil not a black duck?

[itiyt]

oh my god