Tuesday, February 02, 2010

"It's a blessed condition, believe me": Images of African Americans in horror cinema #1.

Throughout February, ANTSS will be running images that reflect - for better or worse - the image of African Americans in horror cinema.

Poster for The Devil's Daughter, 1939.
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6 comments:

Sasquatchan said...

Do I want to know what's going on with the pig ? Did poor white trash steal dueling banjos from the african americans ?

10:41 AM
CRwM said...

Sassy,

I don't know about dueling banjos, but banjos were originally African American in origin. They were developed by enslaved Africans in the Colonial Era. Curiously, in America, the European guitar took the place of the banjo in much African American music and the banjo became a staple of styles we now tend to associate with whites.

11:04 AM
sasquatchan said...

now here I'm making a "Deliverance" joke played off of exploitation of blacks by whites vis a vis this blacksploitation moive, and instead get a lesson on the banjo.. Thought you were trolling, but wiki at least agrees with you (and that the population of elephants has doubled since Obama took office..)

1:22 PM
CRwM said...

True story about the banjo, my friend. You should know, Sassy, I'm not a big troll type. Not a huge laugh area for me.

2:16 PM
dfordoom said...

I've actually seen The Devil's Daughter. A reasonably interesting little movie. It has its problems, but it's worth a look.

6:14 PM
Anonymous said...

This reminds me of the punchline to one of Lovecraft's short stories (medusa's hair or something), which is either the funniest or most offensive thing he ever wrote depending on your POV.

9:22 AM

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