
© Reuters / John SibleyDancers perform ahead of the European premiere of 'Mary Poppins Returns' in London
Does the new Mary Poppins film feature blackface? No, but the
NYT has nonetheless argued that the movie somehow borrows from racist 1930s minstrel jokes, the latest outrage-laden interpretation of a children's classic.
Mary Poppins Returns is an "enjoyably derivative film," but the story of the vivacious flying governess has a dark, racist side, the
New York Times opined. The Gray Lady - known throughout the world for reporting
"all the news that's fit to print"- explained itself thusly: In the 1964 film, Poppins accompanies her young charges, Michael and Jane Banks, up their chimney, resulting in her face getting covered in soot. Instead of cleaning her face, however, the magical nanny powders her nose and cheeks to make them even blacker, then launches into a song and dance routine with Dick Van Dyke.
Comment: Make no mistake, the violence being inflicted on the Yellow Vests are no accidents, but the bullying tactics of a malevolent regime bent on staying in power when the vast majority of the French want them OUT.
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