Sunday, March 9

Petey Greene: Messiah

PAROLE.

3 comments:

jessica said...

not sure how to digest this one.

nash bryant said...

weird, do you know what year this was broadcast? if i had to make bullet points for this they would be:

-anti-multiculturalism
-anti-assimilation
-petey greene as performer/activis

yeah

Jared said...

This episode is from "the late seventies". I see the video as Mr. Greene coming to grips with assimilation- redirecting it- saying it's okay to "act" black, while defining what it is to be black - Maybe.
Also, while Mr. Greene was in prison for armed robbery, he, reportedly, convinced a fellow inmate to climb to the top of a water tower, threaten suicide, and have Petey "talk him out of it". This act of good faith got him parole shortly thereafter.