How Times Have Changed

[Zacs-Master]

My mum (80 YO) told me she used to be part of the Cheery Coons club when she was a little girl. Thank goodness we're more enlightened eh?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03/4429339906/

[pixie373]

Ooooooh :-\

[shoota]

You should read the words to the songs in my ancient Scout song book....

[pixie373]

Shoots, you're 103, though x

[shoota]

There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle....

[Mamyalynne]

I recall my Gran mentioning the 'Eb and Flo' cartoon strip featured on that badge Zacs.

[pixie373]

That's the second time someone has said that to me today. He did add - the bow is a bit bent though...

[shoota]

Mind you, the bow is a bit bent these days....

[-Talbot-]

http://www.morecambeandwise.com/viewpage.aspx?pageid=360

[pixie373]

Hmmmmm! I remember a comic when I was young, can't remember which one, which had Mustapha Lot -a rich Arab I think...

[pixie373]

That's quite shocking, Talbot...

[shoota]

But having terminal manfluenza, I feel like 103.....

[pixie373]

Aaaaawwwwww xx

[Mamyalynne]

I don't think the club in Talbot's link was shocking though - the characters were Imps who lived on the Moon,the rules of the club were charming and polite.

Is 'Noggin the Nog' shocking?

[-Talbot-]

I don't know how the original club that had good intentions managed to end up sharing the name of an offensive term for black people.

Anyone know how it happened?

[Fusion5]

Blimey Zac I am surprised you were allowed to write that word on this pc site without it being ***** out.

[pixie373]

I've never heard of it, mamya. Would be surprised to see that anywhere-although I'm not sure why.

[Mamyalynne]

I read the whole article on the link.

[pixie373]

I didn't -just the name.

[Brinjal]

Tee hee. They still have a coon carnival in Cape Town every year.