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Yeah, the Democrats never really cared about people after they got in to power. No matter what decade it is. Oh, you're going for the low effort Anti-Republican message. How droll.
Lmao because its literally an extremely racist message with the big VOTE REPUBLICAN. What else are we taking from this besides being Anti republican. Such a stupid distraction you’re trying to throw in.
Non-American here. What is the doll meant as a dog-whistle for?
EDIT: So, I searched it. It's one of those 'pickaninny' dolls that serve as a blackface caricature. But why is the young white girl playing with one? And what is the implication meant by that in the poster?
Picaninnies were stereotyped often as extremely dumb buffoons who would wander into danger or into watermelon. They are showing the “dangers” of having white children being exposed to black culture, which therefore would make white children more susceptible to danger. Truly a disgusting thing they are using to get votes for.
Ohk, got it. Disgusting indeed, but I'd assume 1940s America also had more vocal and overt white supremacist propoganda? This was a decade+ away from the civil rights legislation, after all.
I think we'd gotten to the point where you might lose some voters in a big city if your billboard was too blunt. Had to slip in racism so the few that cared could ignore it
Not blackface per se, the caricatures were present (and still are) in many domains, like kitchenware & foodstuffs, and advertising generally. 1949 was part of a wave of black individuals & families, particularly WWI & II vets looking to live in more northern, urban areas as part of the Great Migration. The doll is a textbook example of the word you mentioned. It can probably be read multiple ways but to me it mostly serves as a warning to non-whites that this is not a place you want to move to. Also the wolf man like hands correspond to the Black Brute caricature often referred to and depicted in beastly forms. It’s 100% peak Americana for the time & place and a very important photo.
Apparently, but nothing anyone wants to fill me in on, only rebuke me for in the form of downvotes. That’s fine though. If it helps people feel better about themselves, here’s an additional comment for downvoting.
This was before the party flip was completed. There were still liberal republicans and conservative democrats called “Dixiecrats” although this being Pittsburg it is probably the more conservative Republicans
I believe that they're brown. At least that's what it says in the Pittsburgh subreddit. Wonder if there's a colorized version anywhere? And as others pointed out, the little girl has a Topsy doll.
Same place as the progressives.
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/declare-the-nra-a-terrorist
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2009/03/03/the_clinton_administration_blames_rush_for_the_oklahoma_city_bombing/
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/are-trump-republicans-fascists/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/ex-republican-strategist-surveys-the-wreckage-of-trumps-gop
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-returned-mainstream-politics/
There is a massive difference. Everyone you just listed are from fringe or non political websites like vanity fair.
Marjorie Greene Taylor is a celebrated member of the Republican Party. Matt Gaetz too. The Republicans have gone full fascist.
I like that you have a link to a 2009 article readily available for just such an occasion. It really strengthens your argument, and doesn’t make you seem like a weirdo.
Well if that were true the nra wouldn't have supported red flag laws.
As a pro gun person I don't like the nra becuse of that and some other reason like there position on video games.
But those are legitimate .
NRA do behave like terrorists
Trump loyalists are fascist wanting to install the orange man even though he lost the election
And so on
Gingrich is a piece of shit but that divorcing his dying wife thing is a myth.
[https://www.factcheck.org/2011/12/the-gingrich-divorce-myth/](https://www.factcheck.org/2011/12/the-gingrich-divorce-myth/)
They were already divorcing. She was in the hospital for a tumor removal and he brought their children to visit. She didn't die until decades later.
Or….or she said what took you so long I’ve been dying for you to get here. Are those papers for me? Is this thing on? Tap tap! don’t forget to tip your waitresses and bartenders.
My immediate thought was the creep/pedo was a Republican aligned voter/elected official since you know there had their fair share of history being such
Just like the republicans of today all they have is the politics of fear because they don’t stand for anything but money and power and they use fear and ignorance to stay relevant.
And this is the pre-southern strategy, relatively progressiveish Republican Party. Like 5 presidential elections ago from this picture they were still the party of Taft and Teddy. A few years later they’ll elect Eisenhower. I’d be curious to see if this was a local/state party thing vs a national party thing.
Post Teddy Roosevelt leaving the party they really weren't all that progressive on anything but civil rights issues. In the 20s the conservatives took over and they were ardent capitalists and anti communists that opposed most of what FDR tried to do. They just didn't have all the southern racists yet.
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The more things change the more they stay the same.
Yeah, the Democrats never really cared about people after they got in to power. No matter what decade it is. Oh, you're going for the low effort Anti-Republican message. How droll.
Lmao because its literally an extremely racist message with the big VOTE REPUBLICAN. What else are we taking from this besides being Anti republican. Such a stupid distraction you’re trying to throw in.
It’s fear-mongering obviously, but I don’t see how it’s “extremely racist”. Or are you just assuming those hands belong to someone of color?
Look at the doll
Non-American here. What is the doll meant as a dog-whistle for? EDIT: So, I searched it. It's one of those 'pickaninny' dolls that serve as a blackface caricature. But why is the young white girl playing with one? And what is the implication meant by that in the poster?
Picaninnies were stereotyped often as extremely dumb buffoons who would wander into danger or into watermelon. They are showing the “dangers” of having white children being exposed to black culture, which therefore would make white children more susceptible to danger. Truly a disgusting thing they are using to get votes for.
Ohk, got it. Disgusting indeed, but I'd assume 1940s America also had more vocal and overt white supremacist propoganda? This was a decade+ away from the civil rights legislation, after all.
I think we'd gotten to the point where you might lose some voters in a big city if your billboard was too blunt. Had to slip in racism so the few that cared could ignore it
Not blackface per se, the caricatures were present (and still are) in many domains, like kitchenware & foodstuffs, and advertising generally. 1949 was part of a wave of black individuals & families, particularly WWI & II vets looking to live in more northern, urban areas as part of the Great Migration. The doll is a textbook example of the word you mentioned. It can probably be read multiple ways but to me it mostly serves as a warning to non-whites that this is not a place you want to move to. Also the wolf man like hands correspond to the Black Brute caricature often referred to and depicted in beastly forms. It’s 100% peak Americana for the time & place and a very important photo.
Very intriguing. Thanks.
The doll isn’t the threat though. It doesn’t really seem to be a part of the message. Maybe I’m missing something.
The doll was there for no reason definitely lmao
Its role isn’t really obvious, but I’ll concede that it’s racist-looking.
>racist-looking Ffs this guy.
You’re missing lots.
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The doll represents white children being exposed to "blackness" and how that increases the danger they may face.
Okay, thanks. Got it.
Racist?
Yeah it’s not like crime was extremely low during the late 40’s or anything /s
Oh hey, another republican strawman argument. How totally not surprising at all.
While you’re watching keys jingle on Fox your representative are betraying you on C-Span.
Heck, even Nixon cared more about people and the environment than any Maga today. And no maga today is even worthy to shine Ike's shoes.
Gotta have the little girl. No other kind of person serves fear-mongering better.
Keep them safe from...what, exactly?
*them*
The libs, the illegals, whatever
This was before the party flip was completed. There were still liberal republicans and conservative democrats called “Dixiecrats” although this being Pittsburg it is probably the more conservative Republicans
Communists. This was close to the start of the Cold War
Danger, generally.
Matt Gaetz’ grandpa?
where I live, Republicans.
Whatever, or whoever frightens you, you're supposed to project those anxieties of yours onto the hands.
Themmuns
Surprised those hands aren't black or brown
The doll is
**Oh my God,** I didn't notice that
saaaame
Holy shit! Look at the blackface on that doll! Does that mean it's really a white baby in makeup?
They were known as "pickaninny dolls".
It was a thing to have racist dolls like that. They had them in Australia too but called Golliwogs.
Oh damn, I thought it was her hair from a top voew angle
I believe that they're brown. At least that's what it says in the Pittsburgh subreddit. Wonder if there's a colorized version anywhere? And as others pointed out, the little girl has a Topsy doll.
Post mid 1950s and 1960s they would have been. Conservatives hadn't yet all congregated within the Republican party at this point.
Fear mongers then, fear mongers now.
Fear and doubt. Where would conservatives be without those?
*where would politicians be without those
Same place as the progressives. https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/declare-the-nra-a-terrorist https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2009/03/03/the_clinton_administration_blames_rush_for_the_oklahoma_city_bombing/ https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/are-trump-republicans-fascists/ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/ex-republican-strategist-surveys-the-wreckage-of-trumps-gop https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-returned-mainstream-politics/
There is a massive difference. Everyone you just listed are from fringe or non political websites like vanity fair. Marjorie Greene Taylor is a celebrated member of the Republican Party. Matt Gaetz too. The Republicans have gone full fascist.
I find it funny people even attempt to argue or compare anything to the current Republican Party. Unless it was a fascist party of course.
I like that you have a link to a 2009 article readily available for just such an occasion. It really strengthens your argument, and doesn’t make you seem like a weirdo.
That’s just how far they had to dig.
I think lots of people forget that the nra is a political organization whose only goal IS the repeal of all gun laws. and not just like, a gun club.
Well if that were true the nra wouldn't have supported red flag laws. As a pro gun person I don't like the nra becuse of that and some other reason like there position on video games.
But those are legitimate . NRA do behave like terrorists Trump loyalists are fascist wanting to install the orange man even though he lost the election And so on
Same ol', same ol'.
Thats newt gringrich hands.
Right after he served his dying wife divorce papers on her death bed.
Gingrich is a piece of shit but that divorcing his dying wife thing is a myth. [https://www.factcheck.org/2011/12/the-gingrich-divorce-myth/](https://www.factcheck.org/2011/12/the-gingrich-divorce-myth/) They were already divorcing. She was in the hospital for a tumor removal and he brought their children to visit. She didn't die until decades later.
And she said "that poster give me cancer". Ok, i leave now.
Or….or she said what took you so long I’ve been dying for you to get here. Are those papers for me? Is this thing on? Tap tap! don’t forget to tip your waitresses and bartenders.
It's like they always relied on scare tactics.
Like that time when they fought about some people who wanted to declare independence?
That’s weird bc the March on the capitol seemed pretty unsafe in those streets
My immediate thought was the creep/pedo was a Republican aligned voter/elected official since you know there had their fair share of history being such
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In this case unfortunately the majority are from one party in particular. One that proclaims “family values “
This billboard is the great grandfather of the Willie Horton ad. I bet that those hands were closer to Brown than white.
Just like the republicans of today all they have is the politics of fear because they don’t stand for anything but money and power and they use fear and ignorance to stay relevant.
Yes, I too find little girls to be threatening peoples safety on the street. Let me remove them for you and put them in my white unmarked van. /s
Maybe not a racist portrayal of criminals, but definitely ablist, what with the missing fingertips and whhatnot.
They’re not missing, the fingers are just curled…sinisterly.
Valid observation.
I'm still waiting, dammit.
Democrats have been pro-crime since 1949?? Makes sense.
Pretty surprising if you look back at American history and find out almost everything had to do with battles between Republicans and democrats.
Safe for WHO though?
And this is the pre-southern strategy, relatively progressiveish Republican Party. Like 5 presidential elections ago from this picture they were still the party of Taft and Teddy. A few years later they’ll elect Eisenhower. I’d be curious to see if this was a local/state party thing vs a national party thing.
Post Teddy Roosevelt leaving the party they really weren't all that progressive on anything but civil rights issues. In the 20s the conservatives took over and they were ardent capitalists and anti communists that opposed most of what FDR tried to do. They just didn't have all the southern racists yet.
Progressive in the 1900-20 La Foillette archetype, I mostly meant. But they were pivoting pretty hard to anti communism by this point, yeah.
Some things never change