Comments on: South Pacific on Tour in San Francisco: Racism is Carefully Taught

By: jenc

jenc — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:51:55 +0000

Isn't that funny how they thought that interracial marriage is a communist/Russia idea?

“Hammerstein replied that he was surprised by the idea that “anything kind and humane must necessarily originate in Moscow.”

I did also want to mention Bloody Marry's caricature of an Asian woman (horrible Asian accent, etc) but perhaps for another blog post…

By: jenc

jenc — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:51:55 +0000

Isn't that funny how they thought that interracial marriage is a communist/Russia idea?

“Hammerstein replied that he was surprised by the idea that “anything kind and humane must necessarily originate in Moscow.”

I did also want to mention Bloody Marry's caricature of an Asian woman (horrible Asian accent, etc) but perhaps for another blog post…

By: jeffat8asians

jeffat8asians — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:02:49 +0000

I remember when I first saw the movie version, I was surprised at the theme of prejudice. It wasn't what I was expecting out of a classic musical from the late forties, and I didn't know that it caused such a stir. I like Hammerstein's response the "Moscow" accusation in the link you provided. Thanks for the info.

It's worth mentioning that the musical is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Tales of the South Pacific" by James Michener.