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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 26 Jan 2019

    Jeet Heer Retweeted The British Academy

    I didn't know this. The BBC had a programme called The Black and White Minstrel Show which ran from 1958 to 1978. 1978! That's far later than I would've expected.https://twitter.com/BritishAcademy_/status/1089103664067825664 …

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    "No one I know likes it. Some have told me that they switch off the moment the show starts and then feel uncomfortable and miserable for the next 30 minutes." @christgrandy looks back at early complaints against the @BBC's #TheBlackandWhiteMinstrelShow: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/how-black-and-white-minstrel-show-20-years-bbc?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog%20%7C%20turning-points%20%7C%20%20%7C%20Digital&utm_content=Digital&utm_term=20190126 …
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      1. Leo McKay‏ @LeoMcKayJr 26 Jan 2019
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        "...feel uncomfortable and miserable for the next 30 years."

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      1. Phil Edwards‏ @DrPhilEdwards 26 Jan 2019
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        Yes, I remember it well. Or rather I remember its existence well - our family would never dream of watching it; you'd still see odd clips in trailers etc. The Black comedian Lenny Henry actually got his first regular job doing standup on the B&WMS.

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      2. Jon Digital‏ @Jon_Digital 26 Jan 2019
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        Matt Lucas was wearing black face in 2011

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      2. NYCescapeartist‏ @lmroiter 26 Jan 2019

        And many of them still fiercely resist denouncing or ending it.

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      1. Steven‏ @LemonWetGood 26 Jan 2019
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        Satirized by a different BBC show in 1963. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-OEhboorDI …

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      1. Steve Ehrstein‏ @SteveEhrstein 26 Jan 2019
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        Not surprising. I saw golliwog-style minstrel figurines for sale in Windsor in 2001, and I think the Robertson's golly was around longer than that.

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      1. Len Schiff, the Modern Warrior-Artist‏ @Golem_of_Queens 26 Jan 2019
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        Gevalt.pic.twitter.com/iMTWN8dpaA

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      1. Anna McDuff  🐈‍⬛ 🌷 🪴‏ @AnnaMcDuff 26 Jan 2019
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        Golliwogs were common toys in Britain in the 70s, and the mascot for the most popular brand of jam.

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