tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761956541069302091.post4397425423156678490..comments2023-06-19T07:20:14.075-05:00Comments on Rich Farmers: You're A Terrible Judge of Your Own Musicrichfarmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00001357958821480295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761956541069302091.post-54022607770102864882011-07-08T21:30:30.889-05:002011-07-08T21:30:30.889-05:00so true..so true..A guy named Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971506454643714293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761956541069302091.post-40174288448334567322011-07-08T19:48:21.930-05:002011-07-08T19:48:21.930-05:00Hey Glenn ~ I was just being facetious about that ...Hey Glenn ~ I was just being facetious about that Canada comment. I'm French myself, so really, it was a knock on myself. My ancestors emigrated from Canada. I've visited your country many times, and enjoyed it immensely. But, as for the political correctness, I see it as a real danger for musicians. Art is art; we shouldn't have to censor ourselves. And, BTW, we have plenty of political correctness here in the US, and it is quite tiresome.richfarmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001357958821480295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761956541069302091.post-16739438207508074112011-07-08T06:29:49.781-05:002011-07-08T06:29:49.781-05:00Hey, it's still the best Dire Straits song...a...Hey, it's still the best Dire Straits song...and this is from a Canadian.<br /><br />The controversy you allude to has to do with the use of the word "faggot" in the lyrics. Apparently, some little faggot in the province of Newfoundland decided he didn't like that word and filed a complaint with the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) who are very similar to your FCC, in that they are responsible for broadcast standards.<br /><br />The complainant felt that the word "faggot" was insulting, demeaning, etc. to the point where it held up a segment of society to ridicule, and was, as such, skirting the issue of hate crime.<br /><br />The deicision to ban the full-length version of the song stated that the offending word may have been okay at the time the song was written but is no longer so. The danger in this is that anything written in the past that carries language that today is considered politically incorrect runs the risk of now being banned if someone feels like complaining about it. This could easily extend to literature, as well. <br /><br />Scary! The ghost of Mark Twain (among others) is now doing flip-flops.<br /><br />BTW, "Really, Canada? And here I thought you all had that laissez faire attitude. You know, being French and all." I don't know where you get your information from, but there is no bloody way this country is "French" -- maybe you should hop into your car and drive north for five or so hours and find out all about it.Glenn Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798300274618464453noreply@blogger.com