"Mary, mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and".........What? Black Lawn Jockeys?
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"Black Garden Watermelon Gnome (lawn jockey)
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No thanks. I will pass on the lawn jockey. (I already have one on my sidebar) Although $40 does sound like a bargain. :)
Thanks for the e-mail Dena.
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$50 says the seller doesnt realize whats wrong with this thing.
It has been a good day for gnomes in the news.
See the following
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/17/nazi-gnome-sparks-controv_n_237356.html
cheers but I'm not interested in either of these little guys.
Makaii
Not used or an antique, it's NEW.
apparently "black americana" is allowed at ebay...searched lawn jockeys and the gnome isn't half as offensive as this one :
http://tinyurl.com/l7zqzv
It's NEW too!
Is it a rejuvenated market, now.
omg omg omg
"This watermelon boy is a replica of the classic design that was made in the 1950's . It's happy face and bright colours will be loved by all."
Are you f**king kidding me?
It looks like a dwarf Pat Buchanan in blackface.
They've resurfaced. What I would like to see is a black man as a jockey for the Kentucky Derby or a similiar prominent race.
Gnomes don't bother me their mythical.
The two legged primates that run the world are more frighteningand influential than a statute. .
Brohamas,if you win the bed you can bid on my little friend.
LOL@Bob and the Pat Buchanan reference.
Yes Hathor,it's new. AT least it looks new.Maybe they just gave it some fresh paint.....
Negro, check out real talk from Attorneymom.
http://charactercorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/real-talk-from-attorneymom.html
I had been wondering when the subject of lawn kockeys would come up.
I live in far northwest New Jersey, aka bear country. I have a neighbor who bought his house about 5 years ago from the estate of a widow, and very traditional lawn jockey included for free .
The jockey didn't exactly meet his requirements. So, he modified it, turned the black face and hands white. And so it stands to this day, I smile each time I see it.
That is one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in addition to also being one of the most offensive. I could see having black garden gnomes -- a gnome in and of itself doesn't have any negative connotations that I know of -- but the watermelon does push it over the edge.
It's almost like these haters are going out of their way to be over the top offensive..... kinda like a 9 year old that says outrageous things, just to get your attention.....
Seriously, who the hell is stupid enough to put that in their yard? There isn't a place in America where people live that there wouldn't be protests at the very least and a bit of property destruction more likely. I got my rock ready-;).
shtzkia: WTF! That is just freaky offensive. Hey, I wonder if they make lawn cigar store indians holding a jug of hooch?
shtzskia and soyinkafan,
I saw that too - "Will be loved by everyone".
Do they actually think that? It almost sounds sarcastic, but we all know they're probably going to say they were oblivious to the entire offense (rolling eyes).
It amazes me in this day and age that some people could be so arrogant to forget they're not the only set of people living in this world, or they aren't the only ones with human feelings and history to be considered.
Oh yes, the good old lawn jockey. I still see a few of them down South while visiting the in laws. And, to be fair, I have seen white ones (well, actually, black ones painted white) in front of a couple of black homes here in Philly.It's true. I hope someone else can back me up on this.:)
I guess the home owner is saying that if they do it then so can we. *scratching head*
I don't know why they call this stuff "Black Americana". It's White people who make and collect this sort of thing. It really should be called "White Americana" since it reflects White American culture.
Monie, yea, I know a woman who collected "pickaninny" dolls for years, and was really (no irony) shocked to hear some people thought they were a little offensive. I still scratch my head over that one: she ain't dumb, and she's not consciously racist.
Field, I think he's saying, it's not the worst lawn sculpture in the world (the lantern's still there, etc.) So, he keeps it in good shape, keeps the paint looking good. But, why shouldn't HIS lawn jockey be white.
My little corner of NJ is interesting, as it steadily changes complexion. It's rural, and will stay that way. But, the population dynamic, this close to NYC, is a constant flow of middle class people who have decided to get out of the city but stay connected to the city's economy.
It's still very much good old boy country, but many of the newer good old boys, like this neighbor of mine, are black and/or hispanic. Occasionally yuppies (black, brown, white) move into the area, typically don't like it, and aren't especially well-liked. But, generally, the more down to earth types are readily accepted. This neighbor I've been discussing is a Newark fire fighter, which gives him a mildly exalted status in this neck of the woods.
Field,
What still amazes me is that there are sooo many black folks I meet who don't know what a lawn jockey is!! *LOL*
People like strange things in their gardens. In the south I've seen black people with black lawn jockeys. I don't remember those having exaggerated features with painted red lips.
In searching for images of some older lawn jockeys I found this article about their origins and the underground railroad.
Off Topic:
Hathor:
I just wanted to say to you that you are a very classy lady. I've always loved your smooth style of communicating. You show a dignity and tactfulness that packs a punch of intelligence and refinement. I have great respect for you.
For some reason, I've always felt a sisterly bond with you. That is why I say to you Sistah Hathor because you are my sister at heart and I sincerely mean that from the depths of my heart.
Hathor, thanks for that link.
Granny,
Thanks!
I hardly ever thought I'd been tactful; not according to my co-workers:)
This is off topic
FN,
I live in the gentrified section of East Fals and these white folks chillen are screaming and hollering at midnight.
I co-sign on the link, Hator.
Oh Lawd Hathor, call 911 on their assses. Do you mean East Falls here in Philly? I know some people in the District over there. Shoot me an e-mail if you are serious with the name of your streeet and i will say something to my peeps over there.
FN,
Yes it is? I moved here about 12 years ago, before the land rush.
These were small children and I have called the police when some teenagers were going around throwing rocks at people houses.
When I first moved here from Germantown, my son was freaked out by a swastika painted on a garage. Since removed, but this is a weird ass neighborhood.
Just curious how you came to find a "Black Garden Gnome" spontaneously on E-bay???? I know when I'm looking for Black Garden Gnomes or Confederate Flags, I have to type something at least close to that into the search thingie.... Admit it Field....YOURE LOOKING FOR A BLACK GARDEN KNOME!!!!!
"loved by all"?
I think the word "racists" is missing. WTF? A watermelon? Really?
"What still amazes me is that there are sooo many black folks I meet who don't know what a lawn jockey is!! *LOL"
We do.
A black conservative.
Frank, if you'll read field's entire post, I think you'll see where a reader named Dena tipped field off to this.
I was driving through Wisconsin once and spotted a man selling things like this by the side of the road. He said that people came from other states to buy his statues and that "Watermelon Boys" were so popular he couldn't keep them stocked (he had a whole store of this stuff.)
I guess the home owner is saying that if they do it then so can we. *scratching head*
See! It is fun for everyone!
What disturbs me the most about that gnome is that it looks like he's pulling that watermelon out of his pants.
Dear Field Negro,
Thank you for continuing to expose the comeback of the watermelon negro.
I have some updates about that white German performer who got a hefty subsidy-raise from the German government for raping watermelons in his performance art, and making fun of immigrant kids studying Stravinsky's Le Sacre. The German government is taking extraordinary steps to recuperate his tarnished image after I exposed him online. I have never seen such government backed mobilization for the sole purpose of defending a racist of admitted Nazi pedigree from online charges of racism. It is truly amazing how committed the German government is to recuperating Jochen Roller's public image:
1) The Goethe Institute (a globalist cultural ambassador type of organization for the promotion of German culture and arts with satellite offices all over the globe) first tried to sent him to the Ivory Coast for a festival... but he was shipped back! Apparently the people of Abidjan want nothing to do with this watermelon raping artist! They had the decency to do what no European festival or theatre-director has had the guts to do so far: send the racist bastard home! He was quietly removed from the bill of participating artists, but I of course noticed the removal and blogged about it, to his great embarrassment.
2) So, since he couldn't get to Africa, Goethe figured out it would be more efficient to bring a piece of Africa to him. He is now working on a duet together with the black French play-actor Franck Edmund Yao, which will be premiered in Hamburg this November.
The duet is not a true collaboration amongst artistic equals. Neither will Roller or Yao be credited. It is of course overseen by two other *white* German artists! The main purpose of the duet is to promote the careers of the two white supervisors, Monika Gintersdorfer and Knut Klassen, who have already made a name for themselves staging black/white duets in Germany (with the so-called Logobi series). It is through their involvement that the German government hopes to recuperate Jochen Roller's public image by having him appear onstage with a Real Life Black Actor, but only under the supervision of Ginterdorfer and Klassen, whose watchful eye is supposed to reassure us that this time, Roller will not be allowed to lapse into racist expressions of German white supremacy and anti-immigration politics.
I can only hope they won't be screwing watermelons together, which would be the performative equivalent of a white artist and a black artist blurting out the n-word onstage together, the presence of the black artist merely function as a stamp of approval for the white artist's supposedly "transgressive" use of the racist slur.
Tex.
Come on guys, WTF?
Where can I get me a black lawn jockey with a chip on its shoulder?
It's time to grow up people. So whitey called you a name did he? Well call him one back and move on.
I'm sick to fucking death of hearing "White people this" or "White people that" when the moment someone says "Black" you all chuck a hissy fit.
I'm not a racist.
I'm a misanthrope.
The distinction being that I may hate you, but it has nothing to do with your nationality, colour or creed. Black people are fucked. White people are fucked. People of every shade in between are fucked. See a pattern?
You lot are just a pack of whingers who would find something to complain about regardless. So you've come to the conclusion that not everybody likes you. So fucking what? I bet you don't like me, but do I give a fuck? You should try it out some time, it's very liberating.
There’s a word you should learn. DILLIGAF. It’s an acronym for “Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck?” and it’s a mantra that makes a lot of life’s little problems go away.
The thing you have to understand about equality is that it is a mathematical operator, not an ethical standard. 1AUD is EQUAL to 1AUD. However, 1AUD is EQUIVALENT to 0.8432USD. See the distinction? My personal belief is that blacks and whites are equal, and if everyone is equal, then nobody gets special protections.
If blacks and whites are equal then the argument ought to be about the ethics of placing a statue of a jockey in the garden, not what colour said statue may be. If it is offensive to depict a black person eating watermelon, and black people and white people are equal then it must also be offensive to depict a white person eating this offensive food. If however blacks and whites are equivalent but not equal, we may be able to justify laws that protect your feelings without impinging upon your rights to place white jockeys on your lawn. And I can’t believe I actually had to type that sentence. You see the level the argument has got to? It’s fucking pathetic.
So in conclusion, please note that while I think you people are a pack of whinging little kids who should get a life; (And yes I have seen “Me, Myself and Irene” so let me be perfectly clear that I use the term “you” to indicate that I am addressing a collective group, and the term “people” to indicate members of the genus Homo Sapien, and in no way refer to any racial sub grouping within said genus. It’s funny; as an Australian I didn’t even realise there was a racial connotation to that expression and I must admit, I still don’t understand why there is.) This has nothing to do with your racial background. It’s due to the fact that you are acting like a bunch of third graders.
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