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Poochemist
06/11/08, 07:45 PM
I just had an argument with my lady about the race of Shel Silverstein. Take out your copies of The Giving Tree, and tell me what you think: Black or white?
singyoutocoma
06/11/08, 11:28 PM
White:
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/pictures/shel_silverstein.jpg
Poochemist
06/12/08, 07:09 AM
This may complicate things a bit:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/6166/ss/pics/shel001.jpg
White Noise
06/12/08, 09:31 AM
White, I'm pretty sure.
MasonR5
06/12/08, 11:17 AM
dude's white.

plus just look at his nose. that's not a black nose. i'm just being for real.
aoftbsten
06/12/08, 12:42 PM
white
SuNDaYSTaR
06/12/08, 07:48 PM
Is it that hard to find the answer? I can't believe some people have voted Black.
army+punk=?
06/13/08, 07:38 AM
i had to vote black after seeing that picture.
etheritcher
06/13/08, 01:21 PM
maybe hes like michael jackson...
SanePsychotic
06/15/08, 08:14 AM
I always thought he was black.
Machu505
06/15/08, 09:35 AM
Haha what? He's white.
Poochemist
06/15/08, 09:21 PM
maybe hes like michael jackson...

This is quite possible. He looks whiter and older in that top picture.
1ArmedScissor
06/16/08, 11:22 AM
isn't silverstein a jewish name?
i♥dipthong
06/16/08, 11:32 AM
isn't silverstein a jewish name?

yes. shel silverstein is jewish.
so, even though judaism is technically a religion and not a race, shel silverstein is not really black or white, at least in my opinion.
Poochemist
06/17/08, 06:08 AM
Maybe he's a black Jew, like Sammy Davis, Jr.?
hollywoodending
06/23/08, 01:37 AM
if he didnt have the beard, there would be no issue.
Poochemist
06/24/08, 06:53 AM
if he didnt have the beard, there would be no issue.

Yes the beard does give way to the Common effect. I think the bald head raises the issue too.
dodge_3001
06/24/08, 07:55 AM
white, duh
SanePsychotic
06/25/08, 04:31 AM
I swear, I always thought he was black. Maybe he's just dark or something.

Aren't there any non-black and white photos of him floating around? Because that would solve it.
Poochemist
06/26/08, 05:00 AM
I swear, I always thought he was black. Maybe he's just dark or something.

Aren't there any non-black and white photos of him floating around? Because that would solve it.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/9912/yearinreview.passages/content/images/silverstein.jpg

Doesn't help too much...
BruisedxBroken
06/26/08, 10:35 AM
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/9912/yearinreview.passages/content/images/silverstein.jpg

Doesn't help too much...

Insert talking bubble. I am the w00tness...

Oh. What? No, he's not black...
katarinaWHAT
04/26/09, 05:50 PM
Jeez. Why can't we all just compromise and say he's ASIAN?!
xJesusFreakx
04/26/09, 06:12 PM
This poll is racist!
1021
04/26/09, 09:10 PM
ha. well, i feel like a dumbass. i was all ready to vote white when i saw the poll title, but then i saw the pictures at the top of the first page and.. i could've sworn shel silverstein was a woman. shows how much i know.
Theseventhson
05/03/09, 04:29 PM
He's a cracker.
Indoor Living
05/03/09, 06:12 PM
http://www.pacificmusic.net/images/kids_200/132.jpg

...white?
fueledbyvictory
05/09/09, 06:00 PM
ha. well, i feel like a dumbass. i was all ready to vote white when i saw the poll title, but then i saw the pictures at the top of the first page and.. i could've sworn shel silverstein was a woman. shows how much i know.

haha, i thought he was too when i was younger. i always thought it was short for "shelly" or something.