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TIL that the Radio City Rockettes didn’t allow Black dancers in until 1987, claiming that their skin tone would distract from the group’s consistent look.(en.wikipedia.org)

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abbadon420@lemm.ee
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It’s funny how that argument would’ve been passable in 1987, but in 2024 they would immediately be cancelled.

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Dkarma@lemmy.world
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As it should be. Deplorable things deserve to be cancelled. That’s why we have laws.

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abbadon420@lemm.ee
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Yes but laws don’t matter much if the public opinion isn’t there as well. Public opinion is there now, but aparantly it used to be different in 1987

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Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee
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Yes, exactly. I think that’s what the post is highlighting…

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NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world
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Is it funny?

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abbadon420@lemm.ee
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Yes, I’m not wordsmith so “funny” will have to suffice.

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Serpent@feddit.uk
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Depends on the definition intended, but other adjectives could probably describe it better.

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