Charles, Ray - Babes In Arms Lyrics

Whites dressed up as blacks.

Hmm... maybe the blackface clip could have been taken out. Maybe take it off the film entirely.
Dang, 1930s-50s Hollywood wasn't a good time was it?

As much as we all hate blackface, it has become such an important piece of film and theatre history, that removing it would be like denying that it ever existed. The scene represents a vaudeville act, and blackface was very commonly used in burlesque, vaudeville, and even into the ziegfeld follies, that removing the scene would take out so much of Mickey's character, and would probably effect the continuity of the story.

but um yeah, theatre and film was really something else back then

Mickey Rooney was cute

Blackface is not just racist, it's too fuckin' freaky!!! :(

THE MUSICALS WAY BETTER AND MAKES MORE SENCES!!!!

Cloak your heart with Joy people! Cloak it. 

@rockingbluejeansgirl try making a movie with blackface in it today

@George R. Carmichael *....Wasn't there a "White Chicks" ???*

@George R. Carmichael *....Jimmy Kimmel imitating a Black basketball player on late night TV.*

@rockingbluejeansgirl *....Would you go see it if Michael Jordan played "Othello" ?*

*Would you "watch" it on TV ?* It's all about Box Office.
The "new" *Ghostbusters"* w/ all women FLOPPED ! *I guess no one wants to see a lot of main characters played by women ?*

@MrSting17 what's your point?

I was just like Dorothy in the hurricane: "Miss Gulch!". I wouldn't believe she's in this picture.