J. Garland McKee
Laughin' With 'Em: Southern Negro Humor in Dialect (Americana Recording, 1969)Amos & Andy. Stepin Fetchit. Aunt Jemima. Jar Jar Binks. American history is littered with people and characters who have found success by exploiting African-American stereotypes. Meet the Rev. J. Garland McKee - humorist, minister, negro impersonator. From the liner notes:
"Possessing a warm, merry heart and a genuine sense of humor himself, J. Garland McKee has long been most appreciative for
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Jar Jar Binks, Pratfalling Mongoloid
Looking like some kind of unholy cross-breed between a frog and a duck, Jar Jar was the earliest indication that The Phantom Menace was not going to be up to snuff. The Gungan's antics were undoubtedly supposed to be whimsical and charming, but simply came off as a crude, slightly racist caricature of the mentally disabled. From fart jokes to stepping in shit, no other character showed
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Shortly after the release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace in 1999 - indeed, about 15 minutes or so into the movie - many (if not most) fans' hearts sank as they realized the 15-something years they had waited for George Lucas to fill in the narrative gaps in the backstory of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, etc. had been spent in vain.
Lucas, it seemed, was more interested in creating new, action-figure-ready characte
