That familiar ice cream truck jingle has some pretty racist lyrics
It’s a familiar childhood tune.
It’s the signal there are King Cones, Drumsticks and Rainbow Pops nearby.
And its lyrics are very racist.
The song, which was released in March 1916 by the Columbia Graphophone Company — later Columbia Records — is titled, “N—– Love A Watermelon Ha! Ha! Ha!” It was written by actor Harry C. Browne and played on the depiction of African Americans as “mindless beasts of burden greedily devouring slices of watermelon,” according to NPR‘s Theodore Johnson.
Toy Fair faces crisis in NYC as big manufacturers skip event sources
Explore More Toy Fair is in danger of ending its 120-year run in New York City — with some big manufacturers pressuring the lucrative trade show to move to Los Angeles, The Post has learned.
Barbie maker Mattel is among the major firms that are snubbing Toy Fair New York this week following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic. Other absent heavyweights will include MGA Entertainment, maker of LOL Surprise and Bratz dolls; Jakks Pacific, maker of Sonic the Hedgehog; and Zuru, which makes Pets Alive.
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In 1986, D'Onofrio took on the role often considered the defining moment in his acting career, as Pvt. Leonard Lawrence, an overweight, clumsy Marine recruit in the movie Full Metal Jacket. On a tip from friend Matthew Modine, D'Onofrio was urged to send audition tapes to Director Stanley Kubrick, in England. Four tapes later, D'Onofrio landed the role. Originally, the character of Pvt. Lawrence had been written as a "skinny ignorant redneck"
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#Quote1[on John Cassavetes as a director] He set the climate for an actor to feel free to give whatever, and if it didn't work, it didn't work.2[1988] When I became hot, so to speak, in the theater, I got a lot of offers. I won't tell you the pictures I turned down because they would say, 'You are a fool.' And I was a fool.3[on battling depression while filming They All Laughed (1981)] I was in a depression during the whole shooting, and I was terrific in that film and I don't remember doing it.
Cops find human skeleton with hook for hand, bird on shoulder
Explore More It was a humerus mistake. After responding to reports of human bones, English police were embarrassed to learn the alleged crime scene was actually a fake pirate skeleton. A gardener had reportedly dialed emergency services after exhuming what he thought were human remains while digging at a house in Long Eaton, near Derby, Derbyshire, Jam Press reported.
“Officers from Long Eaton SNT were called to a suspicious incident today following a report that human bones had been found,” they described in a Facebook post detailing the mixup along with a photo of the find.
Dimond High School swimmer disqualified for uniform violation after swimsuit rides up
The teenage girl clambered out of the pool, ready to accept victory. A champion swimmer for Anchorage’s Dimond High School, she had crushed her competition in the 100-yard freestyle during Friday night’s meet with a rival from across town.
But as soon as she stepped out of the water, she learned that she had been disqualified.
The reason? Her swimsuit was exposing too much of her buttocks, an official ruled.
Dizzying world record for Berkshire Cirque du Soleil star
Lucie Colbeck performed her world record on the powertrack on the Cirque du Soleil stage in the Albert HallA former British gymnast has set a dizzying world record performing 36 handsprings in less than 30 seconds.
Lucie Colebeck, who performs with Cirque du Soleil, set the record at the Royal Albert Hall where the world-renowned circus show is in residency.
Ms Colebeck, from Binfield in Berkshire, trained at Pinewood Gymnastics Club in Wokingham.
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