Texas school administrator placed on leave after 'Sambo' reference

Associated Press ^ | 09-17-03

[Brian S]

There "used" to be a restraurant chain called "Sambo's". Used to be...

[Phantom Lord]

Its now Denny's if memory serves me right.

This guy is lucky he didn't talk about being niggardly.

[Frank_Discussion]

Nostalgia Aplenty! I remember stopping in with my parents on long trips to get dinner, or more often, an ice cream treat.

*sigh*

[Pest]

She should just run around a tree until the administrators turn to butter.

[mhking]

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[Frank_Discussion]

hehehehe...

[EggsAckley]

Not a guy, a gal.

[MatthewViti]

[Puppage]

The funny thing about this is that "Sambo" was INDIAN not BLACK. He was menaced by tigers. Now, how many tigers are there in Africa, hmm?

Never mind what Sambo ACTUALLY means...it's what they THINK it means.

[aruanan]

Little Black Sambo is a century-old literary character whose images are considered racist caricatures.

The story of little black Sambo is supposed to have been from India, there being no tigers in Africa. And even if it were not, it's not a racist story anyway.

[tx_eggman]

Brain dead PC crap.

Little Black Sambo isn't even about a "black" child, Sambo is Indian

From the Amazon web site ..

Little Black Sambo is a book that speaks the common language of all nations, and has added more to the joy of little children than perhaps any other story. They love to hear it again and again; to read it to themselves; to act it out in their play.

Synopsis

A little boy in India loses his fine new clothes to the tigers, but while they dispute who is the grandest tiger in the jungle he takes his fine clothes back again.

Where are we going ... and what's that handbasket you're carrying?

[aruanan]

This guy is lucky he didn't talk about being niggardly.

Or going on a picnic.

[DeFault User]

I had this book when I was a kid. Is "black" now a racist word? Here is a description of "Little Black Sambo" from Amazon.com.

Book Description
The jolly and exciting tale of the little boy who lost his red coat and his blue trousers and his purple shoes but who was saved from the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper, has been universally loved by generations of children. First written in 1899, the story has become a childhood classic and the authorized American edition with the original drawings by the author has sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Little Black Sambo is a book that speaks the common language of all nations, and has added more to the joy of little children than perhaps any other story. They love to hear it again and again; to read it to themselves; to act it out in their play.

Synopsis
A little boy in India loses his fine new clothes to the tigers, but while they dispute who is the grandest tiger in the jungle he takes his fine clothes back again.

[bk1000]

'She should just run around a tree until the administrators turn to butter.'

That is SO funny! When I was in Kindergarten we performed
Little Black Sambo. I played the lead role (the beginning and end of my acting career). We did it in blackface! I wore jet black leotards and tighty-whities to remain 'in character' while disrobing to appease the tigers. It was never intended as a racial slur. Never even crossed anyone's mind in those days. Times have changed.

[JustPiper]

Sambo is one of few words still at my age that infuriate me! I heard it constantly in the 50's & 60's. Then I, as a child with my comeback, "Colored People, We are ALL colored!"

[Post Toasties]

She meant to say 'Rambo', right?

[camle]

i used to be a manager for Sambo's. good food, but not Denny's - they were competitors.

Sambo was a black child who outwitted a tiger. some negative stereotype...

[JennysCool]

Meanwhile, Cruz Bustamante still gets a pass for using "the N word" in a speech to a black organization!

[ZULU]

How about "Amos", or how about "Andy" or how about "Amos and Andy"???

How about society stopping this idiotic stuff???

Its like Communist China. Cricize the regime or its thoughts and you become a non-person and have to publicly confess and repent in order to remain a citizen in good standing.

[ConservativeDude]

don't forget eeney meeney miney mo