RE: #MeTooFar
December 3, 2018 at 9:50 am
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2018 at 9:52 am by Amarok.)
1. Questionable but not impossible
2.I doubt they mean anything but i disagree a culture should review itself.
2.I doubt they mean anything but i disagree a culture should review itself.
(December 3, 2018 at 9:49 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Ok, I've read both sides of the argument, as well as the articles linked by members on both sides. I am willing to modify my position slightly to the extent I can appreciate that radio stations might opt to remove certain Christmas songs from their playlist so as not to offend listeners. With that in mind, I've compiled a short list of popular Christmas carols with lyrics that people may find objectionable to the point where radio stations might consider not playing them any more.And questioning any of these songs is wrong because ?
Song: 'Do You Hear What I Hear' Lyric: 'A child, a child, shivers in the cold' Objection: Gives child abusers a pass - they can't even keep this kid warm.
Song: 'Santa Baby' Lyrics: The entire song Objection: Portrays women as gold diggers.
Song: 'I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas' Lyric: 'There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage.' Objection: Promotes animal abuse (a garage is not a suitable environment for a hippo).
Song: 'Gloucestershire Wassail' Lyric: 'Wassail, wassail, all over the town / Our bread it is whit and our ale it is brown' Objection: Promotes public drunkenness and hooliganism.
Song: 'The Christmas Song' Lyric: '...folks dressed up like Eskimos' Objection: Insensitive to Inuit traditions.
Song: 'Up On The Housetop' Lyrics: Verses 3 and 4 Objection: Promotes the giving of gender-specific toys.
Song: 'The Chipmunk Song' Lyric: 'ALVIIIIIN!!' Objection: Verbal abuse of an underage foster chipmunk.
Song: 'Frosty The Snowman' Lyric: 'He led them down the streets of town, right to the traffic cop / And he only paused a moment when he heard him holler, "Stop!" ' Objections: Disrespect for law enforcement, corruption of minors.
Song: 'Blue Christmas' Lyric: 'I'll have a blue Christmas without you' Objection: Encourages co-dependency.
Song: 'Dominic The Donkey' Lyric: 'Look at they mayor's derby on top of Dominic's head' Objection: Animal abuse.
Happy Christmas!
Boru
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