tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827824285101179434.post7580701465703618689..comments2023-08-11T04:59:57.364-04:00Comments on Sacerdotus: Paula Deen "Brown Face" TweetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827824285101179434.post-25424047963764584912015-07-10T00:23:21.968-04:002015-07-10T00:23:21.968-04:00I hadn't seen the photo before, and have not s...I hadn't seen the photo before, and have not seen the episode: and so do not have enough information for an opinion.<br /><br />About the general situation - - - given Paula Deen's previous run-in with contemporary mores, I think her decision to deal with a 'mixed marriage' sitcom was - - - - - - dubiously prudent,at best.<br /><br />About a melanin-deficient actor playing the role of someone with more normal skin tone - - - In this case, I could imagine someone being upset if the actor *didn't* darken his complexion.<br /><br />Given the size of the talent pool in many American cities, I don't see a point in casting someone with, say, Nordic or teutonic ancestry in the role of Othello. We've come a long way since the old Warner Oland Charlie Chan movies. Happily.<br /><br />As for my take on folks getting upset about perceived ethnic slurs: I'm a bit sympathetic. I don't personally mind Irish jokes - - - usually - - - mostly because we have, thank God, gotten past the "no Irish need apply" days.<br /><br />On the other hand, I still remember the irritation I felt when a local dry-cleaners with a Scandinavian name ran an ad voiced by some hapless fellow who was trying, unsuccessfully, to mimic a Scandinavian accent.<br /><br />The way he sounded, I've speculated that he grew up in the Bronx: and read about Scandinavian accents in a none-too-well-researched book.<br /><br />I'm half-Norwegian, the dry-cleaners was in a very Scandinavian/German town: and they went out of business shortly after those ads aired.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.com