Look at this racist POS bass item on eBay

[sowder]

Looking at basses on craigslist and eBay at 5 in the morning on the weekends seems to be my recent hobby. I came across this on the bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-JAZZ-BL...|66:4|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:200

Am I the only one that thinks this is inappropriate?

 

[funkymonk77]

over-reacting

 

[oldscarrow]

Looking at basses on craigslist and eBay at 5 in the morning on the weekends seems to be my recent hobby. I came across this on the bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-JAZZ-BL...|66:4|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:200

Am I the only one that thinks this is inappropriate?

I would think so !!....what the *&#@ is innappropriate about it..????

 

[bassforce]

Am I the only one that thinks this is inappropriate?

Yes

 

[cnltb]

over-reacting

+1 completely.

 

[rosstanium]

yes. over-reacting.

 

[sowder]

I guess I should come clean before I head out for the day.

Thanks for the early morning social experiment guys. Do any of you watch reruns of the King of Queens? I just happened to watch this episode a couple of days ago. They gave this exact same statue (actually it was 4 of them, the whole jazz band) to their black friends, and the entire episode was them trying to figure out ways to get rid of it because they thought it was racist (and ugly). Freakin funny. I couldn't resist the temptation. I didn't think I would get that many reactions.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

Ah, the classic "It was a social experiment!" bailout. Well done.

 

[excane]

I can see how it would seem offensive to some, but you should really see the plethora of collectibles that are 100x worse than that.

You have to remember times have changed drastically over the decades and society had different socially acceptable standards.

Just chill

 

[excane]

Ahh, I just read your last post.

BOO

 

[nortonrider]

over-reacting

agree!

 

[Jim Breece]

I assume your icon is a "social experiment" also?

 

[Valerus]

I lol'd

 

[sowder]

I love the guys still agreeing to "over-reacting" hours after I admitted the joke.

And my avatar is not a social experiment...that's just nice for everyone to look at.

 

[loend68]

I saw the same episode of show and it was the first thing I thought of....

I wanna know where your icon came from!

 

[debassr]

I'm bidding.

 

[cowsgomoo]

Looking at basses on craigslist and eBay at 5 in the morning on the weekends seems to be my recent hobby. I came across this on the bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-JAZZ-BL...|66:4|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:200

Am I the only one that thinks this is inappropriate?

it's a POS all right... I must say the 'big lips and lots of teeth' thing reminds me of the kind of outdated African Americana that was prevalent in the earlier part of last century... but if that's the most offensive race-related thing you've seen this week, count your blessings

 

[sowder]

I saw the same episode of show and it was the first thing I thought of....

I wanna know where your icon came from!

Glad someone else saw it.

That picture is my wife.

 

[billoetjen]

Context.


If I was visiting W. E. B. Dubois' house and saw that ugly POS on display, I might say what a remarkable piece it is and inquire about it. And learn something.


If I was visiting Dick Cheney's house and saw it, I wouldn't waste my time asking him why he had it. The answer is clear enough.


Is it racist? Good question.

Depends on the context. Thanks for posting it.

Bill

 

[von buck]

I have one of those, along with with 30 others figurines playing double bass.

Andy