I hate to be the white guy talking on this stuff but it's def. blacks talking about blacker blacks. And I don't think it's hushed, it's stated more matter-of-factly. Just as if a white guy were to say "she's black but she's pretty," Stevie is (probably) simultaneously capturing the dialog accurately and also commenting on the conflict we're seeing here.
Yeah, I always assumed that lyric was written as if it were an observation made by a "non-black" person in Mississippi. Like it's some hushed discussion in the town or something.
I hate to be the white guy talking on this stuff but it's def. blacks talking about blacker blacks. And I don't think it's hushed, it's stated more matter-of-factly. Just as if a white guy were to say "she's black but she's pretty," Stevie is (probably) simultaneously capturing the dialog accurately and also commenting on the conflict we're seeing here.
Written, I'd reckon, not as himself, but as a character who thinks exactly that.
Yeah, I always assumed that lyric was written as if it were an observation made by a "non-black" person in Mississippi. Like it's some hushed discussion in the town or something.
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Aug 17, 2022 - 4:03pm
Steely_D wrote:
His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy To walk to school she's got to get up early Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Why did Stevie choose to use the word "but" in that first line? He could've just as easily said "and she is sho 'nuff pretty" to convey the meaning.
But he implies that it's incongruous to be both black and pretty. This has bothered me for quite a while.
Written, I'd reckon, not as himself, but as a character who thinks exactly that.
His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy To walk to school she's got to get up early Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Why did Stevie choose to use the word "but" in that first line? He could've just as easily said "and she is sho 'nuff pretty" to convey the meaning.
But he implies that it's incongruous to be both black and pretty. This has bothered me for quite a while.
My Better Half™ noticed that there's a history of "don't look the white man in the eyes" that might have had something to do with the plot. I agree, but missed it until she brought it up. Me, I think he was looking for something to use as the spine of his new film and then...that song that the guy sang (not spoiling the plot by naming it) came on. Inspiration! It didn't redefine cinema as we know it, but it was pretty, interesting, and a good day at the real, big, Atmos cinema. Not a small screen film by any means.
My Better Half⢠noticed that there's a history of "don't look the white man in the eyes" that might have had something to do with the plot. I agree, but missed it until she brought it up.
Me, I think he was looking for something to use as the spine of his new film and then...that song that the guy sang (not spoiling the plot by naming it) came on. Inspiration!
It didn't redefine cinema as we know it, but it was pretty, interesting, and a good day at the real, big, Atmos cinema. Not a small screen film by any means.
