Stop singing them? Change them? For the most part, schools in the U. But that decision raises even more questions: what kind of music are we censoring? What kind of music are we preserving? And who decides this? At NPR, Johnson struggled with similar questions when faced with whether or not to tell his children about the origins of the ice cream truck song.
Is it my responsibility to foul the sweet taste of ice cream with their first taste of racism? When it comes to these songs, Shaftel explains that children should be taught the modified versions because they can't grasp the nuances of race just yet and don't have multiple levels of understanding.
Later, they can learn where the songs came from, and that lesson will be an important one. And we want to be aware of our racist roots," Shaftel said. We don't always do this with American folk songs.
We change the songs and scrub them clean. In other musical instances, this is not the case. Bach's St. John Passion , for instance, is set to anti-semitic text. Shaftel explains that we usually attach a disclaimer to Bach and explain how his art was a product of his time. But these songs, can teach us about our past.
For instance, the songs may have provided information about the cruelty of slavery to Northerners in the s. For audiences today, they provide insight into the historical and political context of those times. The song portrays a slave who shows emotion and perhaps longing in the wake of his master's death.
It was written at a time when slaves were regularly dehumanized and not presented as having internal lives or worth, but the slave portrayed in "Jimmy …" is someone who has feelings whether it be lament or rejoicing , someone who is human, someone "who isn't just property," Shaftel explained. In comparison, "Oh! Susanna", the slave is depicted as too dumb to realize his situation and or grasp the concept of geography — that's more of the "slaves as property" portrayal.
Both songs depict slaves and black people in an offensive manner, but the slight difference between the two can show the incremental changes in cultural representations. Again, this is in no way a defense of those songs, a defense for keeping their original lyrics or absolving the audience members from their consumption of racist material. But studying these songs within the proper context suggests the songs represent more than may appear at first listen. In Johnson's article, he writes that he ultimately decided against telling his kids about the origins of the ice cream truck song, but they will likely learn it one day.
And his story raised awareness among his readers. Perhaps, therein lies the value of these songs: their existence raises awareness and starts conversations that we wouldn't have if they simply were forgotten. The stories we learn from them are painful, but also valuable. Copyright - DrugsDepot. Valley Medical Pharmacy. Brawley, CA Email: drugsdepot yahoo. Web: www. View Cart. Privacy Policy. Ryan Haight Act Disclosure.
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