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bettyellen

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28. I don't think it is a justification as much as putting it in context? No one who complained
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:45 PM
Apr 2016

seemed to realize white was the default setting for the bulk of our history.

I used to think that those comments must be satire. mn9driver Apr 2016 #1
One night... sheshe2 Apr 2016 #4
That's crazy. They have no clue or context. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #2
Did the commenters miss the fact that the original was all white? xfundy Apr 2016 #3
I am a white woman. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #5
Group statement of purpose: wildeyed Apr 2016 #16
11 million viewers, 1.6 million tweets -- 85% of which were positive . . . Journeyman Apr 2016 #6
Little black girls, little black guys xfundy Apr 2016 #7
I have forgotten yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #8
That was the old one. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #9
There were two versions? yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #10
He was the Scarecrow so it was a major role.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #11
Doncha love white victimhood? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #12
Yeah... 2naSalit Apr 2016 #29
LOve the WIZ, she.. thank you for posting! Cha Apr 2016 #13
Ha. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #14
Whaddaya mean, no whites?????? MADem Apr 2016 #15
You are so naughty! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #17
... sheshe2 Apr 2016 #20
K&R! Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #18
Oh, yikes. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #21
I don't know if you were referring to the incident that I shared here, awhile back ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #31
OMG! I've told this priceless story so many times Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #32
"can you imagine if we made an all-white version of The Wiz?" awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #19
I'm trying, but all that comes out of my mouth are little exasperated exhales. Iggo Apr 2016 #22
ROFL gollygee Apr 2016 #23
I made a strange little noise I have never heard before. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #24
lololol! OneGrassRoot Apr 2016 #25
Devil's advocate, why would we use the "all white" 1939 version as justification for "The Wiz?" MadDAsHell Apr 2016 #26
I don't think it is a justification as much as putting it in context? No one who complained bettyellen Apr 2016 #28
Excellent observation! ....nt 2naSalit Apr 2016 #30
I remember... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #27
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