Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30

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@gaminekishin1365
@gaminekishin1365 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for not skipping or skimming over this.
@alexaliona
@alexaliona 6 жыл бұрын
I'm scared for the comments section....
@gelilamenna
@gelilamenna 6 жыл бұрын
LocalToast uhh
@PeachyBeins
@PeachyBeins 6 жыл бұрын
@LocalToast and you just outted yourself as a nazi. Congratulations you've played yourself, racist bastard.
@andystewart3421
@andystewart3421 6 жыл бұрын
@LocalToast you've never been to Britain or anywhere else in Europe, have you?
@aperson22222
@aperson22222 6 жыл бұрын
@Local Toast I’m sure you’ve completely assuaged Alex Aliona’s fears with that rant. 🙄
@vrixphillips
@vrixphillips 6 жыл бұрын
honestly, kinda wish you'd gone more in-depth with the caricatures and how they've survived into the modern day, but I guess that's another story for another day.... possibly not in the purview of a Crash Course, either.
@deniseglines8239
@deniseglines8239 6 жыл бұрын
I think they gave us enough to make us think critically about what remains.
@ixis
@ixis 6 жыл бұрын
Crash Course Sociology. The reason they don't go in depth in this video is because of how many racists and sexists bombed Crash Course Sociology.
@vrixphillips
@vrixphillips 6 жыл бұрын
Yikes, for real? I believe, though. Sociology is not a field of study friendly to white male supremacy, when taught properly despite its terrible history.
@thebeatisdead
@thebeatisdead 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for talking about this subject matter as a lot of people will just skip over and pretend it never happened as a way to deal with it. That doesn't help with understanding how we as a country/culture have changed and grown. It makes sure that we don't take steps backward and that we have a full understanding of where we have been. It matters to us that have to live with such images as the only way we are seen by ourselves and the rest of the world. For these images to lose power, we must understand and confront them honestly.
@unleashingpotential-psycho9433
@unleashingpotential-psycho9433 6 жыл бұрын
The stereotyping that the American Media has done towards certain groups of people is Despicable.
@uncleelias
@uncleelias 6 жыл бұрын
All media is facets of us, doing the job of informing, entertaining and propaganda. No culture has been immune to humans using the media of it's time and place for those purposes.
@bluetv6386
@bluetv6386 6 жыл бұрын
You mean like CNN?
@uncleelias
@uncleelias 6 жыл бұрын
Only CNN? Or are you adding to the problem?
@RangerRuby
@RangerRuby 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. It's hard to look at our past and see what we did to other people, but we need to remeber that so we know what NOT to do in the future. Thanks for the video. It is a reminder of our past and a glance at our future. See you next time. DFTBA
@JEOGRAPHYSongs
@JEOGRAPHYSongs 6 жыл бұрын
What an amazing job you did on this one! Much appreciation, and continued success!
@luke9033
@luke9033 6 жыл бұрын
Good job Mike Rugnetta and Crash Course Team. A delicate topic expressed with dignity, respect and sensitivity. This is the first Crash Course series I have watched and you've been a class-act from start to finish. ENCORE!
@DarknetDude
@DarknetDude 6 жыл бұрын
If you know where to look, many of these concepts carry on to this day.
@Cobalt360Degrees
@Cobalt360Degrees 6 жыл бұрын
I wish you guys could've told us at least the titles of more of those African Grove plays, since the only one you describe was lost. If there are any that survive, I would love to know so I can at least look them up!
@seraph_77
@seraph_77 6 жыл бұрын
why do you not just look up "African Grove plays" and see where that takes you?
@Meganedere
@Meganedere 6 жыл бұрын
2:53 Sherlock? Don't you mean Shylock, The villain of Merchant of Venice?
@aperson22222
@aperson22222 6 жыл бұрын
Andrea Mercier I was thinking he was probably too old to have played Holmes.
@JaimeNyx15
@JaimeNyx15 6 жыл бұрын
Yup. Pretty sure that's what they meant.
@ShawnRavenfire
@ShawnRavenfire 6 жыл бұрын
I was confused by that too.
@warriorcatskid003
@warriorcatskid003 6 жыл бұрын
He probably just said the wrong thing and no one caught it. Happens to the best of us.
@JaimeNyx15
@JaimeNyx15 6 жыл бұрын
Audrey the cat nerd Yup. Nothing wrong with that. Still worth correcting to avoid confusion, though.
@amasulem
@amasulem 6 жыл бұрын
This is a superb series. Don't comment often but praise is really due.
@gardenhead92
@gardenhead92 6 жыл бұрын
Did I just see MIckey Mouse in blackface?!
@PoeticPoppa
@PoeticPoppa 6 жыл бұрын
that's definitely a thing
@tugger
@tugger 6 жыл бұрын
Yup
@sirkowski
@sirkowski 6 жыл бұрын
In Disney's The 3 Little Pigs the wolf disguises as a Jew.
@lillith1878
@lillith1878 6 жыл бұрын
Oh, no
@_LocalGhost_
@_LocalGhost_ 6 жыл бұрын
I'm not really into theater, I'm mostly here because I missed Mike's face after idea channel stopped making videos. Love your work Mike! Keep it up!
@maxwell4546
@maxwell4546 6 жыл бұрын
Loved the delivery of this episode. Well paced, well voiced.
@mojosbigsticks
@mojosbigsticks 6 жыл бұрын
The Black and White Minstrel Show was shown on British television until the late 1970's.
@nickc3657
@nickc3657 6 жыл бұрын
Learning about minstrelsy and its era wouldn’t be so horrifying if so much hadn’t stayed the same into the present day.
@TonyHightower
@TonyHightower 6 жыл бұрын
We've come so far from the worst of racist performances, even as we have so far to go.
@noticias6111
@noticias6111 6 жыл бұрын
~12:28-12:48 "..American theater like American society still hasn't shaken off the legacy of minstrel see the portrayal of racist stereotypes or kowtow to the expectations of intolerant audiences the entertainment industry in many respects has come a long way but still has very very far to go" ..could the same be said of anime and it's depictions of black persons after the 90's? `_` ..
@comiclover99
@comiclover99 5 жыл бұрын
I'd say so at least. I mean, Japan is an extremely xenophobic country and have worked hard to keep their population majority japanese. And that's without even getting in to how black people are actually presented in the media. That's just on the history of the country.
@tarasdubenskyy508
@tarasdubenskyy508 6 жыл бұрын
Nice. Please anybody, min 8:47 "... Some of these adaptations were faithful takes on the novel ...- what word is next??? It sounds like /ʒuʒd/ I just can't make it out.
@jopiagalis
@jopiagalis 6 жыл бұрын
unrelated to this course (this was the most recent video so this has more chance of being seen) I wanted to say thank you to everyone involved with crash course. This channel has helped me improve my understanding and knowledge of a wide range of topics. Crash course has helped me broaden my perspectives in life as well as academically. so thank you :)
@camiloiribarren1450
@camiloiribarren1450 6 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting and I am learning so much more now than ever. History of plays by African-Americans/Black and how they became part of the culture. I appreciate this a lot. Thanks for the lesson, Mike
@TheGhettogoats
@TheGhettogoats 5 жыл бұрын
What laws and treatment couldn't do,the minstrel shows did and it still lives today.
@epsereth
@epsereth 6 жыл бұрын
I'm sure this was tough to make. Thanks to the whole team.
@Kamila_Koziol
@Kamila_Koziol 5 жыл бұрын
Russia and Prussia where now Poland is. He has a beautiful tombstone in my hometown of Łódź, Poland in the Old Cemetery (which in itself is really interesting, since people of three religious denominations: Catholics, Evangelicals and Orthodox are buried there).
@DuranmanX
@DuranmanX 6 жыл бұрын
What is with that cut at 12:45?
@lanz2862
@lanz2862 6 жыл бұрын
Future Courses Suggestions: Religion, Literature, Photography, Art, and Nursing I guess
@bradleyhomer9721
@bradleyhomer9721 4 жыл бұрын
The truth needs to be told. This was very sad yet eye-opening to learn about the past and have hope for a better future for all humans.
@ms.rstake_1211
@ms.rstake_1211 6 жыл бұрын
No words... just feelings of sadness and pride.
@jimburlington8488
@jimburlington8488 6 жыл бұрын
Uncle Tom's cabin is less than a mile from where I'm sitting now. The Josiah Henson special park here in Maryland.
@StrayVagabond
@StrayVagabond 6 жыл бұрын
So is the minstrel show where we get the barbershop quartet?
@gailcbull
@gailcbull 6 жыл бұрын
You don't have to apologize for calling Canada New France when you're talking about this time period. At the time, we were the French colony of France Nouveau.
@darthbakercamelia
@darthbakercamelia 6 жыл бұрын
Nouvelle-France ☺
@gailcbull
@gailcbull 6 жыл бұрын
I stand corrected. Thank you.
@katherinegilks3880
@katherinegilks3880 6 жыл бұрын
No we weren’t, actually. In the 1800s, it was Canada (technically divided into either Upper and Lower or East and West) and we were a set of British colonies.
@isaacmitchell6541
@isaacmitchell6541 6 жыл бұрын
Have you or are you going have an episode about or at least containing Jerzy Grotowski?
@williamwant5482
@williamwant5482 6 жыл бұрын
isaac mitchell please!!!
@shanewhitefeather6298
@shanewhitefeather6298 5 жыл бұрын
There was a Broadway play, LAST OF THE CAUCASIANS that is on KZbin. They can grant funding to local theater groups . We need more Native perspectives
@ciaphascyne8866
@ciaphascyne8866 6 жыл бұрын
maybe youre saving it for an episode further down the line... but al jolson was a pretty complex character. not just another bum actor in blackface.
@jessiesargent7212
@jessiesargent7212 6 жыл бұрын
Indeed, even a lot of black people at the time liked him and he used his privilege to assist black performers. Paula Deen is similar, everyone remembers that she said something racist but forget she got the first black couple their own show on cable. She also helped promote black owned restaurants.
@PennyDreadful1
@PennyDreadful1 5 жыл бұрын
@@jessiesargent7212 Modern culture need to be able to take the good with the bad when it comes to people.
@shezwaepowell9114
@shezwaepowell9114 5 жыл бұрын
Being complex is not an excuse for also being shameful in his depiction of African Americans and hugely egotistical (widely reported)
@BrianHutzellMusic
@BrianHutzellMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Though “political correctness” can sometimes seem excessive and even ridiculous, it is good that we are now at least having serious conversations about language when it comes not only to race, but also about gender. “Huck Finn” and the Little House series of books have often come under fire for language deemed racist. Nevertheless, they are considered classic American literature. What do you think: Should books like this be bowdlerized-wiped clean of any controversial language-or should they be allowed to stand as written?
@marlonmoncrieffe0728
@marlonmoncrieffe0728 5 жыл бұрын
Just leave them alone and do not erase history. It happened. No use crying over spilled milk. A disclaimer seems like a good solution in between rewriting/censorship or banning and disrespect for sensitive and indignant or 'progressive' readers and viewers.
@kharyrobertson3579
@kharyrobertson3579 6 жыл бұрын
Well handled ladies and gentlemen, great video.
@alg11297
@alg11297 6 жыл бұрын
Broadway used to do all black versions of plays like Guys and Dolls, and The Odd Couple. They haven't done for years since there is no market for it. You should have given examples of how the minstrel shows have continued to this day.
@privacypl0x156
@privacypl0x156 6 жыл бұрын
Don't cast enough black people? Exclusionary racist. Cast too many black people minstrel show racist.
@lillith1878
@lillith1878 6 жыл бұрын
Somebody missed the point. 1. It's about how black people and institutional racism (slavery especially) are represented, not just who is cast 2. Most blackface was white actors
@greetjeb6572
@greetjeb6572 Жыл бұрын
Hi, just watched it and I'm glad I know more now. It's appalling. Wasn't there also a really successful show in Great Britain that showed white performers in blackface well into the 1970s? Also, I would have loved to see some examples in the ending - like, I can think of general examples of racist stereotypes portrayed in film, theatre etc. of course, but giving examples directly relating to the minstrel show's impact would make it easier to understand and deconstruct racist portrayals in film, theatre etc. when coming across them
@andreasara8876
@andreasara8876 6 жыл бұрын
hey i'm just dropping by to say, i've been subscribed to your channel for quite a while now but i've recently noticed that i never even click on your videos and watch them although i'm sure you make great content. I figured that is probably because your thumbnails just don't catch my attention since there's so much text and no pictures. so i thought i'd tell you that in case it's something you yourself notice in your stats too:)
@JosephDavies
@JosephDavies 6 жыл бұрын
Now that you've identified your cognitive bias, you can work to overcome it and recognize that Crash Course videos are good not only in spite of, but perhaps because of, a lack of clickbait thumbnails. :)
@Elfos64
@Elfos64 6 жыл бұрын
I hope they talk about Japanese hero Theater shows, that started in like the 1970's soon. Probably in like 3 episodes.
@AliciaAmun
@AliciaAmun 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic presentation!!! Thanks
@offbeatblackgerl8360
@offbeatblackgerl8360 5 жыл бұрын
Hard to watch but so glad your talking about it.
@irajayrosen4792
@irajayrosen4792 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning Ira Aldridge, who was also was extremely popular in the Balkans. Minstrel show acts were popular in Victorian England - for example, the original "Christy's Minstrels". Gilbert & Sullivan took stab at them in the patter song "As Someday It May Happen" in the Mikado. The line is usually updated to "And the piano serenader and the others of his racr... " replacing the N word with piano.
@nechma13
@nechma13 6 жыл бұрын
You skipped a bunch of American playwrights that are women that came before this I'm so disappointed. I'm glad you talked about this but there is so much more
@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat
@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat 4 жыл бұрын
Black Face is Not Copacetic, a Little Nod to Bill (Bojangles) Robinson.
@incredibleneji
@incredibleneji 6 жыл бұрын
Zoe is...Dolores from Westworld???
@lovelynnzabalapancho2668
@lovelynnzabalapancho2668 6 жыл бұрын
Just...how am I early-leah
@FadeAwayIntoDarkness
@FadeAwayIntoDarkness 6 жыл бұрын
DId Thought Bubble dress Zoe like that girl from Westworld on purpose?
@ObsessiveReaderLuv
@ObsessiveReaderLuv 6 жыл бұрын
oh god, *_Naturalism_* please no forests, please no idiots wandering around in the dead of winter in uninhabited _forests_
@geoffreywinn4031
@geoffreywinn4031 6 жыл бұрын
Educational!
@nenemoko466
@nenemoko466 6 жыл бұрын
go crash course! loved this one.. great discussions.
@eldersprig
@eldersprig 6 жыл бұрын
Knock, knock. Who's there? Knock, knock. What? Knock knock jokes came from the minstrel shows.
@whenthedustfallsaway
@whenthedustfallsaway 5 жыл бұрын
"...and so does the novel." 9:30 Absolutely not, at least not anything meeting the expectations of the Minstrel audiences. Are some characters dumb, yes - as can be expected for people without proper education, but others like Tom are shown to be highly intelligent and motivated. I doubt you have ever read the novel.
@elkranick
@elkranick Жыл бұрын
Alguien que traduzca
@PotterPossum1989
@PotterPossum1989 4 жыл бұрын
God bless Stephen Foster
@bulldoggirl3008
@bulldoggirl3008 6 жыл бұрын
IM ONE OF YOUR BIGGIST FAAANS
@bulldoggirl3008
@bulldoggirl3008 6 жыл бұрын
@Restoration true
@SamPeeblesawesomedallastours
@SamPeeblesawesomedallastours 6 жыл бұрын
I don't understand this need to constantly apologize about race and racism in American culture. It happened, it's still happening. Instead of just going on how horrible it is, do something about it.
@Jaydoggy531
@Jaydoggy531 6 жыл бұрын
Well in this case it's history. He's not apologizing for it. He just said there are going to be racist and stereotypical images here as we review it.
@marlonmoncrieffe0728
@marlonmoncrieffe0728 5 жыл бұрын
@@Jaydoggy531 Agreed. There is a lot of pathetic apologism out there but this is not a case of it.
@mauricehall8311
@mauricehall8311 6 жыл бұрын
Should have mentioned Porgy and Bess. One of the greatest black shows of all time.
@Dannydarknessx
@Dannydarknessx 6 жыл бұрын
If you see this I hope god blesses you with 1000$
@shepglennon8760
@shepglennon8760 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, can you say more about the minstrel shows which attempted to unite Blacks and Whites? Any titles?
@kpvdnber
@kpvdnber 6 жыл бұрын
I thought this was supposed to be about theatre in history. I'm not interested in your ideology and world view, I'm interested in theirs.
@karthimechify
@karthimechify 6 жыл бұрын
what is name of host, he needs hair transplant... his hair is great
@Betttty
@Betttty 9 ай бұрын
@richard6088
@richard6088 6 жыл бұрын
Ew no where's hank
@sophiajune546
@sophiajune546 6 жыл бұрын
Drag shows are a little similar to minstrel shows except for women.
@tugger
@tugger 6 жыл бұрын
Care to explain this remark? It's a little confusing
@sophiajune546
@sophiajune546 6 жыл бұрын
@@tugger I made the comparison because while minstrel shows are white people painting themselves as caricatures of black people, drag is men painting themselves as caricatures of women. Both perform as these caricatures, and both audiences know that they arent actually black/women. I dont believe that drag is as oppressive as minstrel shows, but i just thought they had interesting similarities.
@WTKB82
@WTKB82 6 жыл бұрын
Sophia June I think Drag started out that way but became its own thing (it’s own culture and art form). It’s like saying gay culture is a caricature of women. It isn’t. Gay men are just gay men. Drag queens are drag queens and have amongst themselves their own style, slang/Language, garb, etc. I think it’s unfair to say they are mocking women when they are expressing their inner selves as opposed to trying to emulate real women. They are an extreme of women. They are separate. But I get what u are saying and u aren’t the first to say it.
@triligyblood
@triligyblood 6 жыл бұрын
Sophia June I don’t think this is a good comparison to make as the history and purpose of these two things differ vastly and especially since one of the two is deeply rooted in oppression while the other in expression
@sophiajune546
@sophiajune546 6 жыл бұрын
@@triligyblood I understand that they aren't exactly alike, but people believed that minstrel shows were expression as well, and were regarded as an art form.
@ice7677
@ice7677 6 жыл бұрын
First
@Mariathinking
@Mariathinking 6 жыл бұрын
Uncle grandpas cabin
@bril05-X5
@bril05-X5 6 жыл бұрын
Second
@billnyethescienceguy553
@billnyethescienceguy553 6 жыл бұрын
87th veiwer
@gamingforpizza5142
@gamingforpizza5142 6 жыл бұрын
Deal with it
@giggletushjr
@giggletushjr 6 жыл бұрын
D A B
@marcopolo2395
@marcopolo2395 6 жыл бұрын
Propaganda...
@PotterPossum1989
@PotterPossum1989 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds too liberal to me, unfortunately. Best regards.
@privacypl0x156
@privacypl0x156 6 жыл бұрын
I'm so sick of EVERYTHING being about race.
@danukil7703
@danukil7703 6 жыл бұрын
Back then, almost everything was.
@tugger
@tugger 6 жыл бұрын
Then help heal some of the problem and be productive
@cryssie7181
@cryssie7181 6 жыл бұрын
If one race didn't think they were superior to other races back then you wouldn't be "so sick" of everything being about race because there will be no subject on it right now
@darrelldamon2745
@darrelldamon2745 6 жыл бұрын
Understand the feeling but we can't run 🏃 from reality
@malpertuis.
@malpertuis. 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this post cuz I knew it was awful but there was no concise breakdown of what and why it was. Also I adore you xo
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