Edwin "Nigger" Brown
rourkster
bookshelves and happened to flick through Malcolm Andrews' "ABC of
Rugby League". Edwin "Nigger" Brown was given the following write up:
"Edwin Brown's nickname would, for obvious reasons, never be
countenanced today. The name had nothing to with the colour of Brown's
skin. It came about because of his snappy dressing and penchant for
wearing deep brown shoes. This colour was known in the shoe shops as
'nigger brown'."
Don't know if this came out in the original discussions. He must have
been a pretty good centre as Wigan tried to sign him for 1000 pounds
and 7 pound a match. Not bad money in 1922.
Rourkster
Red & Green with Envy
"rourkster" <rour...@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry to drag this topic up again but I was going through the
> bookshelves and happened to flick through Malcolm Andrews' "ABC of
> Rugby League". Edwin "Nigger" Brown was given the following write up:
>
> "Edwin Brown's nickname would, for obvious reasons, never be
> countenanced today. The name had nothing to with the colour of Brown's
> skin. It came about because of his snappy dressing and penchant for
> wearing deep brown shoes. This colour was known in the shoe shops as
> 'nigger brown'."
>
So the name had nothing to do with the colour of his skin, but plenty to do
with the colour of a lot of other people's.
paul
A perfect example of applying the morals of the present to the
practices of the past.
paul
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"paul" <nos...@xnospam.com.au> wrote in message
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It's what the do-gooders of today spend time on when they can't find a
current cause to champion.
>
>
> paul
Chris Hill
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I recall very few people saying that it was a racial nickname. But the word
"nigger" is offensive to a hell of a lot of people. It's perfectly
understandable to complain about the name.
Cheers
Chris
Red & Green with Envy
I agree, but we're living now.
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"Red & Green with Envy" <wooden...@nrl.com> wrote in message
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No matter how hard we try though we can't change what happened in the past.
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>
Red & Green with Envy
Sure, but it probably does a lot more bad than good to try to perpetuate it.
Surely it could be called the "Edwin Brown" stand without the nickname.
Funniest Nick OTY
I agree. It's the people who want to beat the issue into something a lot
greater that I disagree with.
>
>
Erasmus Dim Quebec
"KIWI shoe polish did a Nigger Brown when I was a lad.
DaNRL
enjoying the feel of that sweet, sweet wood moaned:
> "KIWI shoe polish did a Nigger Brown when I was a lad.
Well they're highly racial over there in New Zeeland
;->
Daniel.
Jeff
logs:
> "KIWI shoe polish did a Nigger Brown when I was a lad.
And Robertson's Jam used to have Gollywogs on 'em.
Cheers,
Jeff.
Linds
DaNRL wrote:
Ahem, I think you'll find Kiwi shoe polish started in Oz, Adeliade if I remember rightly.
Linds
Chris Parslow
Jeff <jeff901...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Furthermore, "Big Boss" lolly cigars used to have a red tip like a real one.
(Real cigar, that is. Only whitefolk have a red tip on anything else...)
CP
rourkster
<chrisbloo...@optufriginnet.com.au> gave us the following
fascinating insight:
Reminds me of those cigarette lookalike lollies you could get that
used to be called Fags. They changed the name to Fads.
Buggered if I know why (pun intended).
Rourkster
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feet and the TRL or whoever is responsible will change the name. Can't see
how it affects many people anyway, it's not like it's a stand at Telstra
Stadium or anything. But then, if it was, the name would definitely have
changed by now. I don't like it, but I've never been to the stadium, and it
wouldn't personally offend me anyway.
"Deb S" <de...@zeta.org.au> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:22:58 GMT, "Red & Green with Envy"
> <wooden...@nrl.com> wrote:
>
>
> >> >
> >> >So the name had nothing to do with the colour of his skin, but plenty
to
> >do
> >> >with the colour of a lot of other people's.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> A perfect example of applying the morals of the present to the
> >> practices of the past.
> >>
> >>
> >> paul
> >
> >I agree, but we're living now.
> >
> yes, and the grandstand name needed to be something that could be used
> now.
>
> FWIW, we had heard the original reasons for the nickname, but I don't
> think it changes the fact that, these days, it's inappropriate. The
> man can be suitably honoured without other people being offended by
> simply using his real name.
>
> DebS