Everybody Sing

Judy Garland sings FDR Jones

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[Messylin]

Poor Judy. MGM never ceased to take advantage of her talents in the most tasteless ways.

[Diamond Price]

It is racist because it is showing how white people viewed blacks. The messy course hair into pigtails that stand straight up, the illusion of big lips, the mispronunciation of "difficult" words, the constant reminder of the excessive number of children, the awkward posture, the prancing around, and the naiveness of the girl all were and are the sterotypes of an African American Women. THAT'S HOW THIS VIDEO AND BLACKFACE MINSTRELS WERE RACIST.

[mynameishaydenreed]

wtf you're pathetic.

[cellarcoat]

could not stay in the same motel he was performing in with the Rat Pack, Judy immediately went to lawyer and hand documents drawn up to be able to hand over her house to him as an act of personally integrating the upscale Hollywood neighborhood. If Judy had refused to do this scene, she would have been back on the streets as a 15 year old girl looking for work/pay.

[cellarcoat]

To all you people saying you hate her now, etc, you really need to do some more research. Judy was one of the first people to do an integrated television show. Count Basie loved her, Dihann Carroll loved her, Aretha Franklin loved her, and Michael Jackson loved her. In the 1960's, she worked hard toward the election of JFK and what he stood for. She held press conferences to let the people know the Alabama bombings were unacceptable. In the 1950's, after Sammy Davis Jr. was told he...

[winterify]

Idk know how I feel about this.. I understand it one part....the other side of me is mad.

[Tianna Higgins]

Her life would be nothing if it wasn't for black people.... but this really breaks my heart because my skin is black so there for she making fun of me. I love everything about my skin but if I was growing up back then I would hate the skin i was in because this really makes you feel like your not good enough. This is what my ancestor had to go through. A crying shame.

[alidi13]

Wow, : (

[K3vyB]

Good times, they shall return one day.

[Lydia Maylott]

lol. Horribly racist.... however hilarious and well done. At least we don't look at african american's like this anymore. Instead we look at them through prison bars.

[finster909]

Fantastic video...thanks for posting it.

[kqr573v2]

Do you conduct yourself in accordance with the political correctness standards 70 years from now, in the 2080s? You say that's impossible, that you have no idea what will be considered politically (in)correct in 70 years? Neither did people 70 years ago. Believe it or not, political correctness will continue to change, and just a few years from now, much less 70 years, many of your current thoughts, behaviors, and opinions will get you labeled and ostracized by the forces of "open mindedness".