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there was a great comment in this thread I from a black person. It was very informative & great. (err sorry read the thread a while ago & dont remember the page)I wonder what the opinion of black people about this situation?
there was a great comment in this thread I from a black person. It was very informative & great. (err sorry read the thread a while ago & dont remember the page)I wonder what the opinion of black people about this situation?
In my opinion (and I'm probably in the minority here) if this song is used for skating it should only be used by a African American person. However, you may feel differently and that is okay. Hopefully the program is at least respectful and the costuming is not tacky.
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But to be honest - I would only be interested in the opinion of black Americans.
As an American, I would also only be interested in the opinion of black Americans, if I were trying to use this song, and yes, I would ask quite a few. In fact, that is one reason I would, myself, be unable to use the song. I am not up to the task of asking someone, and then finding out their father, or great uncle or grandmother had been lynched. I would not want to dredge up that pain for them.
My father was murdered 25 years ago, and the case was never solved. If you talk to dad's cousin Phil, who was his closest friend, about it in any detail, it upsets him for about three months.
It does me in for about a week, but the police or the reporters do this about once a year even yet, so I am a little more resilient about it than Phil. I have had too much practice.
As an American, I would also only be interested in the opinion of black Americans, if I were trying to use this song, and yes, I would ask quite a few. In fact, that is one reason I would, myself, be unable to use the song. I am not up to the task of asking someone, and then finding out their father, or great uncle or grandmother had been lynched. I would not want to dredge up that pain for them.
My father was murdered 25 years ago, and the case was never solved. If you talk to dad's cousin Phil, who was his closest friend, about it in any detail, it upsets him for about three months.
It does me in for about a week, but the police or the reporters do this about once a year even yet, so I am a little more resilient about it than Phil. I have had too much practice.
@Orlov, thank you for your detailed post. A very minor point, which does not detract from the thesis, is that I believe Eteri was present at in Oklahoma City at the time of the Oklahoma City bombing, which was a domestic terror incident in 1995, and not at 9/11. But I am not an Eteri expert, and I could be wrong.
Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2019/2020
I Put a Spell On You performed by Nina Simone
Sinnerman performed by Nina Simone
Thank you, Sweet Jesus. This must close to how the world felt after the Cuban Missile Crisis concluded with catastrophe narrowly averted.
Apparently, her team replaced it to Nina Simone's other song.
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054898.htm
Thank you, Sweet Jesus. This must close to how the world felt after the Cuban Missile Crisis concluded with catastrophe narrowly averted.