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RUE LANDAU: Every year the Commission on Human Relations gets informal complaints about Mummers skits.ĬRIMMINS: So this year, Landau coordinated a program of sensitivity training for the Mummers to teach the fundamentals of cultural appropriation and some basics about the lesbian, gay and transgender community. And Rue Landau, the director of Philadelphia's Commission on Human Relations, heard all about it. The routines were captured on bystanders' cellphones and posted online. Another group made fun of the Black Lives Matter movement. However, when we do pick themes, we have to be aware of modern times.ĬRIMMINS: The Mummers are a lot less raucous than they were a century ago, but some still manage to get in trouble.ĬOPER: There was a lot of anger last year with several of the things that happened.ĬRIMMINS: That's because last year some Mummers depicted Latinos by wearing brownface and dressing their children as tacos, still others mocked Caitlyn Jenner. STEVE COPER: It's a four-and-a-half-minute semiprofessional production, and we're very proud of that. Saxophonist Steve Coper has worn face paint, donned sequins and marched every New Year's Day for 47 years. It's been around for over a century, and like most Mummers clubs, it spends the better part of the year putting together its costumes and routines. (SOUNDBITE OF FRALINGER STRING BAND REHEARSAL)ĬRIMMINS: This year a few days before Christmas, about 60 musicians congregated in an IKEA parking lot in South Philadelphia to practice.ĬRIMMINS: This is the Fralinger String Band. So in 1901, the city of Philadelphia convinced them to march up Broad Street together, largely to keep an eye on them. In the 19th century, guys would dress up on New Year's Day and horse around their neighborhoods, doing a lot of drinking and fighting. PETER CRIMMINS, BYLINE: The Mummers have a long history of getting into trouble. From member station WHYY, here's Peter Crimmins. So this year the Mummers went through sensitivity training to help them rein in their antics.
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Their routines often satirize current events or pop culture, and sometimes they can be offensive. Since 1901, participants have marched up Broad Street dressed in extravagant costumes every New Year's Day. The Mummers Parade in Philadelphia is thought to be the oldest folk parade in the country.