[Leica] Political Correctness Changes with the Years

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

Posting this link is as politically incorrect as I'm willing to get here. 
Still, I think it's a hoot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKGyOE_jOI


On Jul 2, 2013, at 7:45 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> The recent comments on Political Correctness reminded me of how much these 
> definitions have changed through the years.  My only print-published photo 
> image was made in 1954, when the Tullahoma Jaycees, of which I was a 
> member, held a fund-raising Pancake Day in conjunction with the makers of 
> Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix.  The pancake company had hired an attractive 
> African American lady to represent them as Aunt Jemima at these events.  
> My photo appeared on the cover of the Tennessee Jaycees News Letter, and 
> is the only published photo I can claim.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pancake+1954_001.jpg.html
> 
> I'm sure that, by today's standards, this might be thought of as 
> demeaning.  But, she was a charming lady, with a great smile, and added a 
> lot to the event.  She was much more photogenic than the club members who 
> were helping her with the cooking.  ;~)
> 
> Tina might comment on the skirts of the ladies in the foreground.  Styles 
> also change.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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