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People
9:40AM Clem Bastow | One stalwart of the Hey Hey salad days who was noticeably absent from the pair of reunion shows was Malaysian-born Aussie crooner Kamahl, whose “Why are people so unkind?” cry became something of a punchline for the variety show. While he always appeared to take the show’s comedy-at-his-expense on the chin, he has now decided – after an endurance-testing 25+ years of their hazing ribbing – to speak out.
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Kamahl Gives Up On Wondering Why Hey Hey Is So Unkind
9:40AM Clem Bastow | One stalwart of the Hey Hey salad days who was noticeably absent from the pair of reunion shows was Malaysian-born Aussie crooner Kamahl, whose “Why are people so unkind?” cry became something of a punchline for the variety show. While he always appeared to take the show’s comedy-at-his-expense on the chin, he has now decided – after an endurance-testing 25+ years of their hazing ribbing – to speak out.
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Small Screen
8:44AM Clem Bastow | Hopefully soon Australia will work out exactly what it is about blackface that is offensive and racist, but in the meantime, team of “intelligent” doctors that made up “The Jackson Jive” continue to amuse/horrify with their naive quote-spewing. Are you ready to LAUGH?
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‘Jackson Jive’ Spokesman Wins Pulitzer Prize For Comedy
8:44AM Clem Bastow | Hopefully soon Australia will work out exactly what it is about blackface that is offensive and racist, but in the meantime, team of “intelligent” doctors that made up “The Jackson Jive” continue to amuse/horrify with their naive quote-spewing. Are you ready to LAUGH?
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Flotsam & Jetsam
5:43PM Clem Bastow | Are you an average true-blue Aussie keen to comment on a news item regarding last night’s Hey Hey/Red Faces gaffe? Do you, like many average true-blue Aussies, think that “blackface” just means “pretending to be African American, like Robert Downey Jr. in that funny movie about the Vietnam war”?
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Blackface: A Guide For The Average Australian
5:43PM Clem Bastow | Are you an average true-blue Aussie keen to comment on a news item regarding last night’s Hey Hey/Red Faces gaffe? Do you, like many average true-blue Aussies, think that “blackface” just means “pretending to be African American, like Robert Downey Jr. in that funny movie about the Vietnam war”?
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Small Screen
1:33PM Clem Bastow | As the backlash from the Hey Hey/Red Faces/”Jackson Jive” skit continues, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the group of men who performed the skit don’t seem to see what the fuss is about. Because, hey, they’re not white, so they can’t be racists! AM I RIGHT?
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‘Jackson Jive’ Unaware That Racists Come In All The Colours Of The Benetton Rainbow
1:33PM Clem Bastow | As the backlash from the Hey Hey/Red Faces/”Jackson Jive” skit continues, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the group of men who performed the skit don’t seem to see what the fuss is about. Because, hey, they’re not white, so they can’t be racists! AM I RIGHT?
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