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TIL the ice cream truck song has racist origins. Good Humor has been trying to replace it on trucks.

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TIL the ice cream truck song has racist origins. Good Humor has been trying to replace it on trucks.

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World News@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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1 year ago
The Jaws theme would be fun.
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1 year ago
Wrong community.

No source at all.
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Might be worth adding the article this came from:

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/08/14/902664184/an-ice-cream-truck-jingles-racist-history-has-caught-up-to-it

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