Talk:Swing Time (film)

Copyright status?
The film and evidently much of the music released with it is almost 77 years old, but the film's copyright status needs clarification. Specifically, whether the copyright has lapsed or not (presumably not). -Mardus (talk) 11:34, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Bojangles number
This part of the movie with its blackface is racist, period. It was racist but "acceptable" (a concept I cannot understand) as an homage to Robinson and at the same time minstrel shows, again something rooted in racism, for 1936 white audiences. This needs to be brought up, and the foundation can be anything from Wikipedia's article on misnstrel shows to outside reviews and journal articles. Its been examined, but tjose criticisms are glossed over. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/2018/01/fred-astaire-and-the-blackface-talking/ 73.39.221.189 (talk) 18:34, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Any discussion in the article about the underlying (unconscious) racism of the Bojangles number must be "rooted" in reliable sources. I'm certain they're out there, so I suggest you find some and use them to construct a new "Controversy" section of the article.  Any such section should also include Astaire's great respect for Bill Robinson, and should make clear the differences between current societal attitudes and those of the period. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:23, 27 December 2020 (UTC)