November 06, 2007
Mummers Finally Put White People Into History Books
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Photographer E.A. "Ed" Kennedy III, who is originally from New Orleans, is amazed at how little appreciation Philadelphia seems to have for the Mummers.
"We're tolerating them, we're putting up with them," he said. "There is really an antipathy toward white, working-class culture in the United States."
Kennedy, who is African-American, added, "If these guys had been black, there would have been four or five books like this."
The Mummers are apparently finally getting the respect they deserve, after being held down by the black man for so long. Finally, a win for the white man. Um.
Inside the Mummers [Daily News]
[Photo by andrea2382, CC license]
Posted by D-Mac on November 6, 2007 12:20 PM
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, New Year's Day
, White People
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if that's true, how come there were also no books written on them back in the day when they used to wear blackface? i ask you.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 6, 2007 02:38 PM
I honestly thought that it was some sort of big pride parade. Guess I was wrong
Posted by: Anonymous at November 6, 2007 05:04 PM
Man, white people just can't seem to catch a break.
Posted by: SD at November 7, 2007 10:48 AM
i always thought the mummers didn't have book written about them because they were a bunch of no-talent dopes. after all, you don't see books about the 2007-2008 76ers, either, and they're not poor white guys.
Posted by: sc at November 6, 2007 01:36 PM