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The late 19th century. But that’s irrelevant. Irving Berlin didn’t write the music and lyrics and the Fields’ the book in the style and vernacular of the 1880s-1900. They wrote it to entertain contemporary post-war audiences in 1945 with the book, music and lyrics aimed at them. If one wants to...

I understand how “I’m An Indian, Too” is problematic today but I thought it was a shame they didn’t take the opportunity to commission new official lyrics that aren’t mocking Native American names. After all, Annie is thrilled by the honor, so why not have lyrics that really express that...