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Stealthy · 09-13-2002, 10:31 AM

I'm getting so bloody SICK of hearing songs on the radio or online that have had "offensive" words removed from them. Most of the time bands are forced to remix tunes into a radio friendly format, but occasionally it's pretty obvious they've been edited in post production and usually not very well, leaving a "Blank" space in the song.

What I find 'offensive' is the fact that is seems the censors think we're all a bunch of drooling idiots that wouldn't know the difference! I mean come on, when you hear the tail end of the word 'Fuck' in a song, it's pretty damned obvious what the word was, so why not just leave it in? With the exception of Fred Durst who has almost elevated swearing to an art form, most artists will throw in some "Colourful" language not for the shock value but because it conveys an emotion.

EVERYONE swears, that's how people talk for chrissakes!

Groups like the PMRC are a bunch of under sexed, prudish overly religious zealots that think they know "What's best". No, what's best is for organizations like them to just shut the fuck up and go the fuck away. I'm perfectly able to make decisions for myself thankyouverymuch.

THEN there's words deemed "offensive" that just blow my mind!
Perfect example: "Up all night" by New Found Glory has a line "let's sit up on the back porch, fire up another blunt" Where "Blunt" is unceremoniously removed even though it is so painfully obvious what the word is as to cause internal bleeding.

But that aint the kicker boys and girls OH NO, the kicker is this, in the next verse, "Sitting on the back porch, fire up another ROACH"
where ther word "Roach" is left in. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DIFFERENCE?!? They both speak of exactly the same thing yet only one word is deemed offensive? Can we say insult to our intelligence? Can we say insult to intelligence ITSELF? Who the Hell makes the decisions anyway? Probably the same morons that slapped an offensive lyrics label on Frank Zappa's "Jazz From Hell" album. "Jazz From Hell" is a completely insturmental album.

Anybody else fed up with this shit?

09-13-2002, 10:31 AM
Stealthy Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: You know that voice inside your head? That's me... Posts: 626	Music Censorship, is it bullshit or just plain stupid? I'm getting so bloody SICK of hearing songs on the radio or online that have had "offensive" words removed from them. Most of the time bands are forced to remix tunes into a radio friendly format, but occasionally it's pretty obvious they've been edited in post production and usually not very well, leaving a "Blank" space in the song. What I find 'offensive' is the fact that is seems the censors think we're all a bunch of drooling idiots that wouldn't know the difference! I mean come on, when you hear the tail end of the word 'Fuck' in a song, it's pretty damned obvious what the word was, so why not just leave it in? With the exception of Fred Durst who has almost elevated swearing to an art form, most artists will throw in some "Colourful" language not for the shock value but because it conveys an emotion. EVERYONE swears, that's how people talk for chrissakes! Groups like the PMRC are a bunch of under sexed, prudish overly religious zealots that think they know "What's best". No, what's best is for organizations like them to just shut the fuck up and go the fuck away. I'm perfectly able to make decisions for myself thankyouverymuch. THEN there's words deemed "offensive" that just blow my mind! Perfect example: "Up all night" by New Found Glory has a line "let's sit up on the back porch, fire up another blunt" Where "Blunt" is unceremoniously removed even though it is so painfully obvious what the word is as to cause internal bleeding. But that aint the kicker boys and girls OH NO, the kicker is this, in the next verse, "Sitting on the back porch, fire up another ROACH" where ther word "Roach" is left in. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DIFFERENCE?!? They both speak of exactly the same thing yet only one word is deemed offensive? Can we say insult to our intelligence? Can we say insult to intelligence ITSELF? Who the Hell makes the decisions anyway? Probably the same morons that slapped an offensive lyrics label on Frank Zappa's "Jazz From Hell" album. "Jazz From Hell" is a completely insturmental album. Anybody else fed up with this shit? __________________ <embed src=http://www.moonshadow-productions.com/images/moon.swf width="120" height=60>