I'm surprised that this character in "Auntie Mame" hasn't been singled out for being

[no_hypocrisy]

ultra-Confederate:

Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside.

That's three Confederate generals and one Union general in one name.

[jimfields33]

1. Exposure is probably why

I don’t think many have any idea who Mame is and definitely not that character. I’ve seen the movie and play but didn’t remember that name as it’s been two decades Since I saw it. Maybe throw it on twitter and it will remind some.

[agingdem]

2. Rosalind Russell

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one of my favorite movies..before you tag it as racist watch the movie...auntie mame was a liberal firebrand...

[leftieNanner]

3. That was the very first video I ever bought

Had to special order it and I think I paid something like $25 for it.

She was definitely a liberal firebrand, but now that I have two adult daughters, I have changed my attitude about the way she was treated as a helpless female. Her attempts at employment during the depression were very funny (the switchboard operator scene is a crack up) but she was only successful when she was being funded and cared for by a man. Different times and different attitudes, for sure.

Peggy Cass was priceless too!

[agingdem]

4. and yet she was "before her time"...

Years ago I took my grandchildren to a film festival...Auntie Mame was the feature film of the night...they loved it...and to this day when I get on my proverbial soapbox they say "Auntie Mame is back!"...yes she is!

[leftieNanner]

5. Oh she was!

The way she took on the banker was fantastic!

And Gloria's parents!

[GeorgeGist]

6. One of our favorite movies ...

Auntie Mame is a liberal.