tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post2758444570288674886..comments2024-03-15T06:34:45.221-07:00Comments on Chemung County Historical Society: Our GangChemung County Historical Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10900123449058876859noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-61071822715686998462018-12-05T19:27:20.057-08:002018-12-05T19:27:20.057-08:00There are none so blind as those who refuse to see...There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Sad. Very sad.YT4Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013018273732865523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-24761531932369764152016-08-29T14:16:32.402-07:002016-08-29T14:16:32.402-07:00Another quick correction - that's a Mickey Dan...Another quick correction - that's a Mickey Daniels doll. For some reason, he was sometimes called "Freckles" in publicity material, merchandise, and the like. George Warde was never lucky enough - or well known enough - to have a stuffed likeness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342266819714338413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-80990867718837837122016-08-29T14:16:22.906-07:002016-08-29T14:16:22.906-07:00Another quick correction - that's a Mickey Dan...Another quick correction - that's a Mickey Daniels doll. For some reason, he was sometimes called "Freckles" in publicity material, merchandise, and the like. George Warde was never lucky enough - or well known enough - to have a stuffed likeness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342266819714338413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-72195451773898974682016-03-23T14:45:49.198-07:002016-03-23T14:45:49.198-07:00In SCHOOLS BEGINS, Joe Cobb, white, causes the mos...In SCHOOLS BEGINS, Joe Cobb, white, causes the most trouble of anyone when he writes a note for the teacher filled with spelling and grammatical mistakes, and which contains a huge lie besides. Plus he is the only one in the film who gets spanked. Does that perpetuate the negative stereotype against whites as stupid and/or troublemakers? I think those who see race in everything, who seek out and look to define and divide people according to race, gender and class are the ones who are racist. Or at least misguided. The actor who the series was built around, Ernie Morrison, was black, and he always said that "Hal Roach was color blind. I didn't even know I was a black person there!" Instead of seeing everything through the prism of looking for incidents to define as racist, and calling attention to it, which only encourages the negative thinking and cycle of victimization, why not look for something positive -- such as how remarkable the portrayal of an integrated classroom was during the 1920s? Furthermore, Farina was Hal Roach's personal favorite of anyone who ever appeared in Our Gang. Hal was always seeking to win sympathy for him, so as to have any audience -- whether white, black or integrated -- identify with him, the black kid. So you might re-think the prism through which you view some of these things. P.S. I obtained a gmail address only to post here and will not see any e-mails sent there, only those directed to rbann@aol.com. Richard W. Bannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615820810675977345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-42182489927465919742016-03-22T06:17:54.404-07:002016-03-22T06:17:54.404-07:00The only black child in the classroom is in the du...The only black child in the classroom is in the dunce cap. This perpetuates negative stereotypes against blacks as stupid and/or troublemakers. Chemung County Historical Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900123449058876859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-88439008838389515022016-03-22T06:16:49.637-07:002016-03-22T06:16:49.637-07:00Thank you for your thoughtful and helpful comments...Thank you for your thoughtful and helpful comments. I have made some of the corrections you mentioned. Chemung County Historical Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900123449058876859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-30737497803643320862016-03-22T01:30:48.861-07:002016-03-22T01:30:48.861-07:00P.S. I fail to understand the caption with the sli...P.S. I fail to understand the caption with the slide alluding to "a side order of racism." Where? Based upon what? Please explain the prism through which you seek to find racism. Richard W. Bannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615820810675977345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-31139065089099794552016-03-21T13:35:45.568-07:002016-03-21T13:35:45.568-07:00Dear Rachel: Thanks for this. I tried to steer Jul...Dear Rachel: Thanks for this. I tried to steer Julia in the right direction when she was researching her book. I need to get a copy and read it myself. If you had read our book, however, you would know there were more than (not "nearly") 200 Our Gang comedies made. And the photo here showing Farina and Joe misidentifies Jack Roach as his younger brother, Hal. If you visit the family plot in the cemetery there (where I wrote the epitaph for Hal), you will see the markers for both brothers, their parents, and an uncle. When Hal and I visited Elmira several times during the 1980s, he always enjoyed himself, and was therefore persuaded to alter plans to be buried next to his wife in Los Angeles. Best regards...Richard W. BannRichard W. Bannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615820810675977345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-18195298089597050852016-03-03T07:09:20.180-08:002016-03-03T07:09:20.180-08:00I absolutely loved watching OUR GANG on tv Spanky,...I absolutely loved watching OUR GANG on tv Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, and the others made the show a lot of fun lots of comical things and the adults too , thanks for sharing this really cool blogDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028628863899225325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-37596742258831906072016-01-18T06:28:46.758-08:002016-01-18T06:28:46.758-08:00Wonderful piece. Can't wait to read the book....Wonderful piece. Can't wait to read the book. When Hal Roach spoke at Elmira Commencement in 1990 (or thereabouts), he told us about having attended Sunday School one day at the Park Church where the guest speaker was... Mark Twain.Byron Derrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617065496899430950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-43326317833831657712016-01-18T06:14:35.893-08:002016-01-18T06:14:35.893-08:00I wonder how amazed Hal's neighbors were that ...I wonder how amazed Hal's neighbors were that he grew up to be a successful movie maker....also love the picture of the class of 1895.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622352382237424770noreply@blogger.com