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Black/White Men Together finds
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The National Association of Black and
White Men Together, Inc. opposes the “black
face” performances of female impersonator
Chuck Knipp. Knipp, a white gay man from
Mississippi performing in blackface rriakeup as
“Shirley Q. Liquor” — currently touring the US.
Knipp describes Ms. Liquor as.an “ignunt”
unmarried woman, raising 22 “chirren” on
public assistance.
NABWMT National Co-Chair Wendell Reid
said, “We find the Shirley Q. Liquor perform
ance objectionable on three fronts:
• Negative image of women This performance
resurrects distorted racist caricatures common
to the blackface performances that became
popular in nineteenth century American vaude
ville.
• Negative image of women The Shirley Q.
Liquor character is constructed on a negative
and degrading image of women.
• Classist stereotpe The character is based on
the classist stereotype that people who need
public assistance are fundamentally lazy.
On all three counts, this act offends current
sensibilities of what is appropriate.”
“Although we recognize Mr. Knipp’s right to
free speech, the owners of the performance
venues where he is being scheduled have the
right to refuse this kind of speech,” said NAB
WMT National Co-Chair Paul Cloutier.
“Particularly given the LGBT community’s col
lective experience with heterosexist oppression,
we call on establishment owners in our commu
nity not to extract monetary profit from such a
racist, sexist and classist performance.”
In opposing the Shirley Q. Liquor perform
ance of Chuck Knipp, the National Association
of Black and White Men Together joins more
than 60 community organizations that have
taken a similar position.
info: www.Qbwmt.org
COLLABORATE from page 8
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