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Halloween Ethics! Facebook Ethics! Political Ethics! Blackface Ethics! It’s...
This controversy has everything! Halloween ethics! Blackface ethics! Facebook ethics! Political ethics! Syrup ethics! Continue reading →
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“True Grit” Ethics
I haven’t seen the remake of “True Grit,” but I know I will, and like many other fans of the original 1969 version, I’m trying to conquer my biases. Continue reading →
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The Offensive Battle Over “Seven in Heaven Way”
We can argue about what kind of offense justifies taking a principled stand, but Seven in Heaven Street is so far from being genuinely and reasonable offensive that it doesn’t belong in the discussion....
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A Law Student Creates A Dishonest List Called “100 Times A White Actor Played...
This is apples, oranges, broccoli and steamships, makes no valid or coherent point, misrepresents Hollywood history, shows a stunning ignorance of what casting is about, is disrespectful to actors who...
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Unethical Quote Of The Week: Matthew Dowd, ABC Political Analyst On “This Week”
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View ArticleBill Robinson, Fred Astaire, And The Good “Blackface”
The ironic part of the effort to quarantine "Bojangles of Harlem" is that the number is one of the few reminders in our culture of who Bill Robinson was, and---here's Jack on his "duty to remember" and...
View ArticleEthics Addendum: Bill Robinson, Fred Astaire, And The Good “Blackface,” The...
The post about Fred Astaire’s dark-make-up-assisted homage to tap-dancing legend Bill Robinson in “Swing Time” was incomplete, both historically and ethically. This post should remedy that. The dance...
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