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Black people should not idolize Elvis


Elvis once said, "Black people are only good for shining my shoes and buying my albums."

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Elvis also said that your mother is an ugly whore.

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Before spreading false statements about someone who can no longer defend himself perhaps you should use your computer skills to search the internet for the facts. Snopes.com is always a good place to start with urban legends. Visit the address below for the real story.

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/presley1.asp

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I would like to know if that's true. Also I would like to know if john wayne was a racist as well.

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Well, John Wayne said in a Playboy interview that he believes in white ascendancy before the blacks hadn´t been taught a certain sense of responsibility.

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Who told you that? Spike Lee or Chuck D?

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"Elvis once said,'Black people are only good for shining my shoes and buying my albums.'"

There is no evidence that Elvis actually said it. It was a wide spread rumor for a while that Elvis both denied in word and in action.

It is easy to spread a rumor and hard to kill it.

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