A Touchy Subject
Below is an atypical minstrel skit. The origins of this audio oddity are not entirely clear. The first voice is presumably Mr. Interlocutor since he addresses Mr. Tambo in an interrogative manner. The second voice (who sounds a lot like Cotton Watts from Yes Sir, Mr. Bones) is that of Mr. Tambo. Though, being an audio file, and therefore not being an actual case of blackface, this mp3 represents the type of banter found in a minstrel show.
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Unnamed (presumably Interlocutor) Mr. Tambo. Mr. Tambo Mmm hmmm. Interlocutor Is it true that your ancestors are from Africa? Mr. Tambo Mmm, Africa? No. My aunt's sista's right from where I'm at. In fact she's my mama. Interlocutor I heard that you had a distant relative that was given a life term in prison for being a pedophile. Mr. Tambo A life term? Interlocutor That's right. Mr. Tambo All dat fo bein' afraid of feets? Interlocutor No, no, no. You don't understand. Uh, he was a child molester. Mr. Tambo Well now, I had a cousin who was retarded - they say he's a child mo' less but, they ain't lock 'em up! |