44LikesYou should be worried that this is the sort of thing which agitates you.Originally Posted by walrusgumble
You should be worried that this is the sort of thing which agitates you.
The irony being that Dire Straits were such a bunch of...what's the word..."mothers" themselves.
Soft rock for the yuppie. Marginally edgier than Phil Collins. That radio station is doing music a service.
To put the issue in a different context, would it be wrong to make a movie about a young homosexual person who encounters prejudice in their life and has a nasty antagonist who persecutes the hero, bullies them and continuously calls them a 'fag', 'homo' or 'queer'?
By your definition we cannot make this movie as the antagonist is homophobic? If we follow this line of logic we cannot watch movies about apartheid in South Africa for the racism, we cannot watch movies about the holocaust either. Or perhaps we should heavily edit them to ensure absolutely no one is offended (or entertained either) by the context. We could go one step further and start to ban certain expressions like 'black sheep' or 'black mood' as it might be suggesting that black people are 'bad'.
Art cannot be subject to censorship and remain true.
The song is telling a story about peoples perceptions of musicians. The song would not work if the character said 'look at that miniscule homosexual person' instead of 'look at that'little faggot'. I guess some people just don't understand art and where it comes from nor do they think things through clearly.
Jesus - you Vote FF, you think Johnny Cash is rubbish and you think The Room is legendary......did you have your discernment amputated at a young age?
Dire Straits are vastly superior to 95% of music today, including our own over hyped U2 who havent released a good Album since the 80's.
If Gays are complaining about words like ''faggot'' then what the feck is Gay pride about and whats the point of it.
Sorry, by the Room being legendary I meant everyone knows it! Its well known because it is so bad. It is now taking on a life of its own, sort of like the Rocky Horror Picture Show nonsense.
As for Cash and DS, awful awful dirge. One couldn't sing, the others churned out soft rock for middle aged yuppies in the 80s who liked hours of fellows noodling on guitars. The Walk of Life was possibly one of the worst songs ever, replete with keyboard playing that sounds like a casio at a carnival, with a video that was just as bad. They were nearly as bad as The Eagles, who were the musical equivalent of moist toilet paper.
I've definitely reconsidered my view somewhat - I hadn't considered the context of the song fully. At the same time I think it's fair to keep in mind that regardless of the context in which the slur is used (be it racial, gender based or otherwise) - the very use of the word can cause varying amounts of distress to a member of the said minority. Someone who has experienced homophobic bullying is likely to feel more sensitive about hearing the term 'faggot' on the radio. I stand on the side of freedom of expression yet I have an issue with wantonly offending minorities - that said I understand it is impossible to make sure that no one is offended - hence I don't know what the f*ck to think. Sometimes the fense is the most comfortable place to be.
Easter and Christmas are not changing their names. Not again, anyway.
Part of it is about not calling gays "faggots"?
Lookit, in Canada on TV and radio they bleep out the N word from rap songs. You can't even watch/listen to BET in peace.
