On 8/28/06, Leigh Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's no better > than a 19th century minstrel show that depicted Negro behavior as > stupid and stereotypical.
There you go again. Dismissing minstrel shows out of hand without having done the research. ;-) Seriously, though, I happen to be researching the minstrel show at the moment as I think that they provide an important clue as to what is pathological and what is potentially redemptive in American culture. -- Sandwichman
