If you have never seen video of a minstrel show, let me tell you about the genre. TRIGGER WARNING

[grasswire]

I am an amateur historian and collector of American popular song, from the mid 1800s to 1940. As such, I have seen many videos and heard many recordings of minstrel shows, which often were blackface (burnt cork) and often used stereotypical black characters in a way that we consider vile and repulsive today.

The repertoire for a show used a sort of emcee called Mr. Interlocutor. He was often the straight man. The acts would often play their jokes off his lines.

That's a glimpse of what I see in the "skit" Hillary and deBlasio and the actor used, about CP time. I see the Mr. Interlocutor, and the jokesters.

I guess we are lucky it didn't go this far:

Here is an excellent history of the Sambo or Coon character as it developed in popular music of America.

And here's a white Mr. Interlocutor with the blackface jokester

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[nc4bo]

1. That's exactly what tingled my spidey senses. I saw it was a damn minstrel show.nt

[dinkytron]

10. This^^^^^

A seasoned political vet like Hillary does not participate in this tasteless behavior unknowingly. And in case she was that oblivious which I completely doubt, that is just as bad if not worse.

[bettyellen]

12. Hamilton is a "minstrel show"- wow you'd better tell Potus and Flotus about this.....

they didn't get it- so maybe you can explain tit to them- eh?

The ignorance of all this minstrel shit- is only eclipsed by the fake outrage here. Sickening shit.

[oasis]

16. True that. I gotta review what drives a poster to do this. nt

[BlueStateLib]

2. The phrase has been referenced numerous times in various types of media

The phrase or initialism has been referenced numerous times in various types of media, including the films Bamboozled, Undercover Brother, Let's Do It Again, House Party and several television series: The Mindy Project, Prison Break, The Boondocks, The Wire, Weeds, Where My Dogs At?, Reno 911, 30 Rock, Everybody Hates Chris, The PJs, Bridezillas, Mad TV and Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Empire, and reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In the Black Jeopardy sketch aired during the March 29, 2014 episode of Saturday Night Live, host Alex Treblack (Kenan Thompson) says upon the sound of the final bell, "As usual, we started late."

There was also a 1960s public interest program produced by Detroit Public Television with the name Colored People's Time, as well as a 1980s play written by Leslie Lee which consisted of 13 vignettes of African American history from the Civil War through the Montgomery bus riots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colored_People%27s_Time

[JI7]

3. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511356651

[Agschmid]

5. Yup.

[KingFlorez]

6. End of thread

Thank you for posting all that needed to be said in this thread.

[Number23]

9. I have been laughing so much reading the open throated screaming over this, I am wheezing

I mean I am CRYING laughing over this foolishness over CP Time.

Kid n' Play talked about CP Time in House Party, which came out TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO!! And it was already old and firmly part of the culture by then. NOTHING could explain so much about this primary and who's supporting who and why better than this unhinged whining over CP Time.

[bettyellen]

11. the OP does not know about Hamilton, but thinks there is a parallel to minstrel shows?

It seems they don't know what minstrel shows actually were- despite their claims.
This shit is repulsive. WOW.

[Number23]

13. be, I don't know much about Hamilton and I'm still crying. CP Time has been around forever

Like I said, nothing could exemplify why this primary looks the way that it does better than this.

[bettyellen]

15. My next door neighbor used to say it all the time. Girl would be 2-3 hours late and thought that

joking about it like that would get her off the hook. HA. She was annoying, but yeah. I'm amazed people had no idea that is from Hamilton as it is such a huge phenomenon. Tickets are going for $$$$$$$- there has never been a harder to get ticket in NYC history and it has been to the White House twice already. I have a feeling they tried to do a quick collab with the Hamilton thing, and just trusted them to write something cool. It was a weird thing to even attempt, but "everyone loves Hamilton".

[highprincipleswork]

4. That's what we saw recently.

[oberliner]

7. Have you ever heard of the Broadway show "Hamilton"?

That show is what they were spoofing. In fact, immediately before Hillary's cameo, DeBlasio was being instructed by one of the cast members from Hamilton to tout his skills in a more hip-hop style (a la the musical). He then proceeded to rap about how great he is before introducing Hillary whom he referred to as his "homegirl".

[ruggerson]

8. aww don't ruin it.

this entire explosion of ignorance has provided an evening of unrelenting humor.

[Contrary1]

14. Hell, I never even heard the expression until today...

If it doesn't come across as an insult to the people it was aimed at, it's not my place to define it as such.

[amborin]

17. very interesting, thanks! the insensitive remarks are getting a lot of bad press: one example:

Bill De Blasio's 'Colored People's Time' Joke Hits Sour Note

by Adam Howard

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has had his fair share of gaffes since he took office two years ago, but they may pale in comparison to his latest public faux pas.

During an appearance alongside "Hamilton" cast member Leslie Odom Jr. and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton at a black tie event with influential journalists and politicos in the Big Apple this past Saturday, the mayor was teased for taking his sweet time to endorse the former New York senator.

"Thanks for the endorsement, Bill," Clinton quipped. "Took you long enough."

To which de Blasio replied: "Sorry, Hillary, I was running on C.P. time." An audience member can be heard shouting - "No!" - after the line was delivered and was met with only a smattering of chuckles. The term "C.P. time" refers to the racially insensitive term "colored people's time," which has perpetuated the stereotype that African-Americans are lazy, unreliable and often late to appointments. ....

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bill-de-blasio-s-colored-people-s-time-joke-comes-n554756