I think that this Carnival Queen Show from Trinidad(1954) reflects fairly well the Color & Class structure of T&T during the Colonial era. It should assist anyone who is interested in our calypso history to understand how and what the Calysonians of Lions generation and before him had to deal with in terms of social exclusion. Lions generation had to overcome structural discrimination of epic dimension- and they succeeded-:) Atilla wrote a song, sometime during the 1950s, about racism in these Beauty Queen Shows. Attila was fearless. Guardian Beauty Contest(1955) Attilla I really have to tell you Evelyn Girls is only time you are wasting Why did you enter that beauty contest Why all this hair do and pretty dress Evelyn you really cannot tell me That you dont know they picked the queen already Chorus: For this Guardian Competition Is nothing but real discrimination One thing in this world will never be seen Is a dark skinned girl as Carnival Queen Ive seen dark contestants in this country That were really symbols of beauty They were gorgeous and glamorous Some were even prettier than Venus With more personality than Myrna Loy And greater attraction than Helen of Troy With all the passion of this world in their eyes Yet is a flat back white woman that get the prize I for one was never disappointed From the time that the contest started For I have seen many a brown skinned miss Who were the quintessence of loveliness But in the back yard hear a judge remark Shes really lovely but she too dark is And it is with chagrin despair and pain You see another flat back white woman get it again So it is time that our forces we enlist And put an end to all this stupidness Let us tell them all immediately With protest from all over the country That when a beauty contest they are judging There must be no question of colour or skin And if no regard for our views are shown Then let us leave the white people business aloneChttps://youtube/watch?v=ywactCuixsk#t=17
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:05:33 +0000
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