38 Year Anniversary Of Elvis Dying.....

neardeathexperience · 08-01-2015, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

So because his mom saw a black person once he couldn't possibly be racist? That sounds like the typical whitey narrative of the situation to keep the image of their king pristine.

Frowny you actually have to read my post to be able to comment on it logically..... I did not say Elvis Mother saw a "black " person once. She picked cotton with them " Every Day " That would be several times a week. Numerous times a month....... The rest of your post is sadly not even worth commenting on intelligently.......

**Frownland** · 08-01-2015, 08:06 PM

So because she saw black people often Elvis isn't racist? I'm not convinced. What someone's parents does means nothing.

neardeathexperience · 08-01-2015, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

So because she saw black people often Elvis isn't racist? I'm not convinced. What someone's parents does means nothing.

What someone's parents does means nothing? Are you for real? Where do you think you got your "values from"? You know those people that lived in the same house as you. May have brought you up and taught you things. Seriously you need to think a bit about what is being discussed here before you start throwing foolish statements out like the last one. By most accounts Elvis was a polite respectful person. It has been written about and discussed thousands of times..........

**Frownland** · 08-01-2015, 08:28 PM

My dads pretty racist but I'm not. My mom doesn't like instrumental music and it's my favourite. Parents do have an influence on our worldview but that doesn't mean that we morally become mirror images of them.

Elvis was probably a nice guy to honkie journalists who would speak highly of him, but talk to Elvis while having a heavy tan or while dark and he'd probably try to break his guitar over your head for promoting integration. It's pretty much undeniable that Elvis was racist, just look at him and listen to his music.

neardeathexperience · 08-01-2015, 08:34 PM

[QUOTE=Frownland;1621387]My dads pretty racist but I'm not. My mom doesn't like instrumental music and it's my favourite. Parents do have an influence on our worldview but that doesn't mean that we morally become mirror images of them.

Elvis was probably a nice guy to honkie journalists who would speak highly of him, but talk to Elvis while having a heavy tan or while dark and he'd probably try to break his guitar over your head for promoting integration. It's pretty much undeniable that Elvis was racist, just look at him and listen to his music.[/QUO

Frowny sometimes I wonder if your parents may have just let you fall out of your crib to purposely damage your head.

**Frownland** · 08-01-2015, 08:37 PM

They knew well enough to show me how to identify racists like Elvis and to not insult people just because I disagree with them. You can rationalize being a fan in the light of his personality all you want but it is a tried and true fact that he was racist and hated the blacks with a passion. It's okay to separate an artist from their art, but if you can't do that don't go around ignoring facts.

neardeathexperience · 08-01-2015, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

They knew well enough to show me how to identify racists like Elvis and to not insult people just because I disagree with them. You can rationalize being a fan in the light of his personality all you want but it is a tried and true fact that he was racist and hated the blacks with a passion. It's okay to separate an artist from their art, but if you can't do that don't go around ignoring facts.

Sorry but NO where that I know of does anyone elude to the fact that Elvis was a "racist" ......He was extremely over weight and a drug addict, but a racist I'm afraid not.

So since Mom and Dad did such a good job of showing you how to identify when someone is a racist I will totally 100% agree with you if you can paste a story from anywhere in the world that states Elvis was a racist with actual "facts " attached........

**Frownland** · 08-01-2015, 08:48 PM

'I really don't like black people.'
-Elvis in an unpublished Rolling Stone interview, 1959

neardeathexperience · 08-01-2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

'I really don't like black people.'
-Elvis in an unpublished Rolling Stone interview, 1959

Rolling Stone ? the magazine that buys "fake rape " stories? You are going to have to do way better then that.............

neardeathexperience · 08-01-2015, 09:00 PM

Well I'm off to read "Down At The End Of Lonely Street " to see if there is any mention of Elvis being a "racist " See if you can dig up any factual accounts of this.....

08-01-2015, 08:06 PM	#22 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	So because she saw black people often Elvis isn't racist? I'm not convinced. What someone's parents does means nothing. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-01-2015, 08:28 PM	#24 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	My dads pretty racist but I'm not. My mom doesn't like instrumental music and it's my favourite. Parents do have an influence on our worldview but that doesn't mean that we morally become mirror images of them. Elvis was probably a nice guy to honkie journalists who would speak highly of him, but talk to Elvis while having a heavy tan or while dark and he'd probably try to break his guitar over your head for promoting integration. It's pretty much undeniable that Elvis was racist, just look at him and listen to his music. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-01-2015, 08:37 PM	#26 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	They knew well enough to show me how to identify racists like Elvis and to not insult people just because I disagree with them. You can rationalize being a fan in the light of his personality all you want but it is a tried and true fact that he was racist and hated the blacks with a passion. It's okay to separate an artist from their art, but if you can't do that don't go around ignoring facts. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-01-2015, 08:48 PM	#28 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	'I really don't like black people.' -Elvis in an unpublished Rolling Stone interview, 1959 __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-01-2015, 08:34 PM	#25 (permalink)
neardeathexperience Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 531	[QUOTE=Frownland;1621387]My dads pretty racist but I'm not. My mom doesn't like instrumental music and it's my favourite. Parents do have an influence on our worldview but that doesn't mean that we morally become mirror images of them. Elvis was probably a nice guy to honkie journalists who would speak highly of him, but talk to Elvis while having a heavy tan or while dark and he'd probably try to break his guitar over your head for promoting integration. It's pretty much undeniable that Elvis was racist, just look at him and listen to his music.[/QUO Frowny sometimes I wonder if your parents may have just let you fall out of your crib to purposely damage your head.

08-01-2015, 09:00 PM	#30 (permalink)
neardeathexperience Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 531	Well I'm off to read "Down At The End Of Lonely Street " to see if there is any mention of Elvis being a "racist " See if you can dig up any factual accounts of this.....