Political Correctness and Large, Homosexual Middle-Easterners.
So the Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" has been banned from radio and video play in Canada unless the word "faggot" is bleeped out.
Let me tell you something... I understand that this particular word has a certain meaning in everyday language, but I also understand that the context in which this word is uttered in the song does not carry that same meaning. But whether this specific f-word refers to a homosexual or not is not what has me off my rocker.
Let's look at the calendar, shall we? Today is January 26th, 2011. Money For Nothing was released on June 24th, 1985. Some quick calculations suggest that approximately TWENTY-SIX AND A HALF YEARS have elapsed since the song's release!! If this song is so offensive, then where the hell was the censorship on June 25th, 1985? Surely we were less tolerant of others 26 years ago than we are today?
I suppose despite the fact we may be more tolerant today, by the same token we are also that much more politically sensitive. Do you know how this ban came about? A guy from the east coast decided he didn't like the lyric and petitioned the right people. ONE GUY! In 26.5 years, ONE GUY complains and it's enough to get a new law passed.
Surely there must be a statute of limitations on this stuff. I mean, how come nobody's complained about Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls"? That song was released in the US in October 1978 and still gets considerable air time today. I'm not sure the term "fat" is acceptable any longer -- I think the new term is "substantially framed". And the way Freddy orders them to "get on your bikes and ride!" sounds awfully demeaning. Doesn't even say please.
I would hazard a guess that there are a lot more 'substantially framed' individuals in this country than there are homosexuals, so I'm a little surprised that there hasn't been an uprising against the song.
And speaking of uprising... I now hear that there are riots in Cairo these days. Probably protesting the Bangles' "Walk Like An Egyptian".
Let me tell you something... I understand that this particular word has a certain meaning in everyday language, but I also understand that the context in which this word is uttered in the song does not carry that same meaning. But whether this specific f-word refers to a homosexual or not is not what has me off my rocker.
Let's look at the calendar, shall we? Today is January 26th, 2011. Money For Nothing was released on June 24th, 1985. Some quick calculations suggest that approximately TWENTY-SIX AND A HALF YEARS have elapsed since the song's release!! If this song is so offensive, then where the hell was the censorship on June 25th, 1985? Surely we were less tolerant of others 26 years ago than we are today?
I suppose despite the fact we may be more tolerant today, by the same token we are also that much more politically sensitive. Do you know how this ban came about? A guy from the east coast decided he didn't like the lyric and petitioned the right people. ONE GUY! In 26.5 years, ONE GUY complains and it's enough to get a new law passed.
Surely there must be a statute of limitations on this stuff. I mean, how come nobody's complained about Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls"? That song was released in the US in October 1978 and still gets considerable air time today. I'm not sure the term "fat" is acceptable any longer -- I think the new term is "substantially framed". And the way Freddy orders them to "get on your bikes and ride!" sounds awfully demeaning. Doesn't even say please.
I would hazard a guess that there are a lot more 'substantially framed' individuals in this country than there are homosexuals, so I'm a little surprised that there hasn't been an uprising against the song.
And speaking of uprising... I now hear that there are riots in Cairo these days. Probably protesting the Bangles' "Walk Like An Egyptian".
posted by Old Man Crowder at
8:17 PM
4 Comments:
How do you do that?
Sorry, this comment is about your post, which was quite entertaining. It's about how you manage to refrain from posting for months at a time.
Is it a metabolism thing?
I took a nap and look what happened. Months. Years. Time flies when you get older, I guess.
Yeah, I know about those naps... sneak up on ya, they do.
People should just censor sensitivity...it gets in the way of life and gives those that have nothing better to do fuel for their fire.
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