TopBilled Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 A new article about the racial tensions surrounding the premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND. Interesting, though not sure if it covers much new ground: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6aa7126049ee4a61b0524a16853ded14/research-explores-racial-tensions-movies-1939-premiere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 A new article about the racial tensions surrounding the premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND. Interesting, though not sure if it covers much new ground: Sad that so many in the south were such bigots in 1940. As we have discussed the movie portrays the south in a very positive light but still the black stars of the movie couldn't appear with the white stars. I assume many in the south were upset when McDaniels won the Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Sad that so many in the south were such bigots in 1940. As we have discussed the movie portrays the south in a very positive light but still the black stars of the movie couldn't appear with the white stars. I assume many in the south were upset when McDaniels won the Oscar. Not to diminish her achievement, but one wonders if she didn't get an extra nudge winning that Oscar because Hollywood was trying to send a message to the south...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Not to diminish her achievement, but one wonders if she didn't get an extra nudge winning that Oscar because Hollywood was trying to send a message to the south...? Yeah, that was probably true, however here's a little history about this very sort of thing right in Hollywood's backyard... http://www.irwinator.com/126/wdoc200.htm ...and... http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~philipje/Segregation/Haynes_Reports/Contours_PRR_2001-04e.pdf Now what was that thing about "pots" and "kettles" again??? And as I recall, Hattie herself had some kind of problem with that whole "Redlining" thing, and as did Nate King Cole just a little while later. (...btw, I'll bet you folks anything that if Jake in the Heartland sees this post of mine, he's gonna LOVE it...any takers???) LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeHolman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Now what was that thing about "pots" and "kettles" again??? And as I recall, Hattie herself had some kind of problem with that whole "Redlining" thing, and as did Nate King Cole just a little while later. (...btw, I'll bet you folks anything that if Jake in the Heartland sees this post of mine, he's gonna LOVE it...any takers???) LOL The best thing you ever posted on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The best thing you ever posted on this board. Well, I wouldn't go THAT far now, Jake ol' boy!!! LOL (...knew you'd get a kick out'a this, Oh Man of Few Words...just think of it as "my Christmas present to you"!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 OH, and signed: "Your Favorite Centrist...ever able to see AND willing to comment upon the hypocrisy often exhibited by BOTH sides of the freakin' aisle!" (...'cause I always have such a GREAT vantage point from right here in THE MIDDLE!!!) LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 OH, and signed: "Your Favorite Centrist...ever able to see AND willing to comment upon the hypocrisy often exhibited by BOTH sides of the freakin' aisle!" (...'cause I always have such a GREAT vantage point from right here in THE MIDDLE!!!) LOL Well at least Hollywood was willing to give Hattie the award. Of course she had enter the event using the servants' entrance but,,,well, still this is progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well at least Hollywood was willing to give Hattie the award. Of course she had enter the event using the servants' entrance but,,,well, still this is progress! Yep, good point James! And thus, on the FLIP side of this old wound, a person sitting from the aforementioned "Middle" and with NO "ax to grind", could legitimately make the argument that it's probably VERY doubtful Hattie would have gotten the "keys to the city" after receiving that award in Hollywood California, IF that city would have happened to have been, say, SELMA freakin' ALABAMA, circa 19-freakin'-39, huh!!!! LOL (...btw...I doubt Jake is gonna like THIS post of mine as much as my first one!) LOL..some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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