is putting on the ritz still racist

Submitted by ronron__ t3_zou0oa in Music

i think they remade it to make it not racist but like i jsut wanna make sure bc i was very surprised that when i searched the song up on google, the first thing that showed up was "putting on the ritz is raqcist"

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michal_hanu_la t1_j0ozia8 wrote

Please do not take search suggestions as a trustworthy description of reality.

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Objective-Ad4009 t1_j0pb0xa wrote

No, Ron. It’s just a good song. Enjoy it. I’m gonna listen to it right now.

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chris_dea t1_j0ox7g1 wrote

We're talking about the same "Putting on the Ritz" by Taco? That sings about day coats and pants with stripes...?

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ronron__ OP t1_j0ox8qd wrote

yeah man!! idk i just looked up "putting on the ritz" and google says its racist idk why

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michal_hanu_la t1_j0ozodg wrote

No, google does not say it's racist.

Google says (if it says anything) that "putting on the ritz is racist" is a thing people searched for. It does not mean it's true, it does not mean it's false. It means people searched.

You can search for that too, if you really want to, consider the arguments and decide whether you think it is racist. Otherwise it tells you nothing.

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ronron__ OP t1_j0ox9oh wrote

i hope its not racist though

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chris_dea t1_j0oxsbz wrote

The 1920s version is, according to this article. And the 1980s video has blackface.

https://sickburnspod.com/the-racist-background-of-puttin-on-the-ritz/

I think we can still listen to the song and ignore the video.

And a song from 1927 including language perceived as racist in 2022 is hardly surprising....

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ronron__ OP t1_j0pvnhm wrote

idk if i can listen to it now with a clear conscience

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chris_dea t1_j0q3j5v wrote

Why not...?

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ronron__ OP t1_j0qtds0 wrote

idk ppl are saying its racist

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chris_dea t1_j0qw9vr wrote

What people...? Also, unless you are listening to the 1920s version in public, who cares what people think...?

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gumbputt t1_j0q02xz wrote

Just play the gene wilder version. It only makes fun of “Abby” normal.

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LordClint515 t1_j0qqh66 wrote

Did you like, do any more research than that or click any links or just jump to reddit about it?

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DeadEyeMetal t1_j0r2uly wrote

I deleted my earlier comment as I just spotted why even the revised version is, kind of tangentially, still a bit racist.

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real_horse_magic t1_j0ppkgu wrote

Ehhh, I just avoid as much art made by caucasians pre 1960’s as possible, just to be safe

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