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        <title><![CDATA[RZA wrote a new ice cream truck jingle to replace ‘racist’ song ‘Turkey in the Straw’]]></title>
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            <media:title type="html">RZA wrote a new ice cream truck jingle to replace ‘racist’ song ‘Turkey in the Straw’</media:title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get ready to scream for ice cream — with a brand-new song.</p><p>RZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan, has partnered with Good Humor to write a cheerful new ice cream truck jingle in place of &#8220;Turkey in the Straw&#8221; — an earworm with a troubled history long criticized for being racist.</p><p>“Remember that ice cream jingle?” the rap legend, 51, said while <strong>introducing his new song</strong>. “Of course — we all know it. I’m not gonna play it right now because we come to find out that it has racist roots.</p><p>“But check this out — Good Humor, they called me up and they was like, ‘We gotta do something about this, Riz. We can change the dynamics. We can make a new ice cream jingle for a new era,’ ” the rapper added.</p><p>In 2014, <strong>NPR documented</strong> the history of the tune, which was used in racist minstrel shows and became popularized in 19th-century ice cream parlors that played &#8220;popular minstrel songs of the day&#8221; and eventually ice cream trucks.</p><p>&#8220;[The] melody originated from British and Irish folk songs, which had no racial connotations,&#8221; Good Humor wrote of &#8220;Turkey in the Straw&#8221; in a <strong>statement on its website</strong>. &#8220;But the song itself was first performed (and gained popularity) in American minstrel shows in the 1800s. Some songs using its same melody contained highly offensive, racist lyrics.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;While these associations of &#8216;Turkey in the Straw&#8217; are not the only part of its legacy, it is undeniable that this melody conjures memories of its racist iterations,&#8221; Good Humor added.</p><figure id="attachment_16133148"  class="wp-caption aligncenter"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/rza.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/08/rza.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/rza.jpg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><span>RZA</span><span class="credit">Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><p>The new jingle will be added to music boxes in standard ice cream trucks, according to the video.</p><p>&#8220;I can assure you that this one is made with love,&#8221; RZA said at the end of the clip.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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