[Introspective] Go West used as racist anthem

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Mon May 19 20:47:54 PDT 2003


The link appears to be dead...maybe it's been shut down?

anita, hopefully


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carlos E Restrepo" <cer202 at nyu.edu>
To: "David Spedding" <spedders at spedders.worldonline.co.uk>
Cc: <introspective at tcp.com>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 17:36
Subject: Re: [Introspective] Go West used as racist anthem


> I'm sure Neil & Chris would be pretty upset by that. That's exactly what
Neil is satirizing with the line "What do you expect from us/we come from
abroad" in London. Also reminds me of something in Time magazine written
recently by Michael Elliott. In an article titled "Why Empires Strike Out"
he wrote:
>
> "In Britain, the imperialist adventure produced a belief that Britons were
better than anyone with dark skin. In my hometown, imperialism bred a
pervasive racism. When John Barnes, a great black soccer player, first
played for Liverpool, the fans greeted him by throwing bananas on the field
and making monkey noises. This was not in the 1950s but in 1987."
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Spedding <spedders at spedders.worldonline.co.uk>
> Date: Sunday, May 18, 2003 6:08 pm
> Subject: [Introspective] Go West used as racist anthem
>
> > Pretty dumb, pretty ugly.
> >
> > http://www.detpax.fsnet.co.uk/asylum.swf
> >
> > x
> >
> > spedders



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