As Anna Nicole knows I too was born and raised in the UK. I was blessed (really) with a melting pot of infuences and visuals from an enormous spectrum of colours sights and sounds from the huge influx of west indian immigrants into England from the 60's. For us (white kids) being born into this 'new' culture we shaped it and twisted it into a wonderful tapestry of style called Mod, and punk and rasta and reggae and skins and suedheads and smoothies, it crossed over into every corner of life and in every city in the country. It changed for-ever the people we became.It changed our perceptions, it broke down barriers and through the depressions and Thatcherite era we realised we all had a commonality that bonded us. We blended.
This countries (sad) racial history is what seperates us still. There is some surface unity going on, depending upon what social circles we move in, what industries we work in, but when we, in 2003, are still witnessing Hollywood garbage being thrown out there for the masses with the likes of Steve Martin hamming it up and throwing lines like "Yo Mamma" at Queen Latifah (anything for a buck I guess huh Queen) and Chris Rock as a black president (!!!) in his latest movie...."The only thing White is the House".....Humm all good clean harmless fun I suppose huh? Not!
America, you really have a long long way to go don't you.
To be more informed watch Melvin Van Peebles Classified X. Brilliant, but ever so sad, made with French money because the 'man' wouldn't "let" him make it here.
Last note. Eartha Kitt will always be the most beautiful woman on the planet!!!!!!!
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