Racism as Entertainment

[Allan Balliett]

The really good coverage of the first Kid Rock Detroit show (apparently
overt politics was removed from subsequent Detroit shows) was on Vice News
Tonight, last night, September 1, er, September 14. I can't find any
captures of that online or at the Vice News Tonight site but anyone who has
HBO Go (or whatnot) can see it.

-Allan in WV, home of the best diner in America

On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Google "The Black and White Minstrel Show (1978)" to see REAL racism as
> entertainment! That was one of the top-rated shows in the UK for decades!
>
> Jerky
>
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:04 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When celebrities begin to fade from the limelight like Kid Rock - and
>> Donald before him, they get to the point where they think: “Hey, the
>> biggest qualification for being an elected official is not intelligence,
>> honesty, integrity, or the ability to rationally govern an incredibly
>> complex system designed to oppress and extort the masses, but *extremely
>> deep pockets*.”
>> Then there is the “aha” moment where they realize: "I have those! And I’m
>> bored and opinionated!”
>>
>> This, is the end result of our ridiculous political and economic system.
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2017, at 3:28 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Goddamn that's depressing.
>>
>> Altho, to be honest, I think Kid Rock is probably a better person, deep
>> down, than Trump (or Nugent, or even Sarah Palin).
>>
>> The prospect of a Senator Kid Rock is only slightly more jarring than the
>> reality of a Governor Jesse Ventura.
>>
>> Jerky
>>
>>
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>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 3:15 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> A man who used to rap with a midget who said he was “3-foot-9 with a
>>> 10-foot dick” might actually be a senator….
>>>
>>> What also sucks, is that now anyone criticizing scummy-ass Sharpton and
>>> Riddle will be seen as siding with that asshat. Not that anyone on the left
>>> seemed to really be doing that anyway - why the fuck should anyone ever
>>> hold their own accountable? - but now it’s a moot point.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 12, 2017, at 9:28 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2017/09/kid-rock-has-learne
>>> d-from-donald-trump.html
>>>
>>> "Beefs, especially when they're racist or sexist, apparently aren't
>>> counterproductive if you're running for office in America in the 21st
>>> century. They're seen as entertaining. They suggest that the angry
>>> candidate is a brawler (and thus would be a brawler on behalf of the voter
>>> if elected)."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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