A Music Drector I know a bit via McCarthyism sent me this, he got it in his inbox:
In the past few months a band by the name of Skinny
Puppy has slandered Bush. At several of their
concerts over the Summer they have simulated an
assassination of the president. On their current Fall
tour they simulated a beheading similar to the ones
happening in Iraq. When the vocalist pulls off their
hoods he reveals the terrorists to be Bush and Cheney.
This is unacceptable and I encourage you not to play
their latest record, The Greater Wrong of the Right,
that has been indicated by their record label as being
played on your station. Conservatives are currently a
majority of the populace now and we have voted into
power a majority in every level of government. The
people of this country have the power as evident by
our boycott of the Reagan miniseries, the Superbowl,
and the Dixie Chicks. If you still choose to play
their music we have the ability to put financial
pressure on your station through boycotts. Please
remove Skinny Puppy from rotation or we will have no
choice but to boycott your station.
zack [email] said at 7:33 PM 11-07-2004: OH SHIT! This douchebag (not so much skinny puppy's ridonkulous antics) just makes me want to play the new Skinny Puppy album ALL DAY LONG
rick [email] said at 7:48 PM 11-07-2004: Seems to me, anytime anyone calls attention to any creative output that offends them, the outcome is always increased sales of the offending material.
abby [email] said at 8:04 PM 11-07-2004: unapologetically residing at the forefront of american mainstream music, skinny puppy have forever undermined traditional american values and put in jeopardy our cultural homeostasis through their abrasive beats and disturbing lyrical content. it is about time someone called attention to how damaging they truly are to our well-being as a nation. xpabaahx forever
Chrispy said at 10:59 PM 11-07-2004: Mead is some good stuff. Excellent choice in your intoxicants. Right now I'm drunk on Manachevitz. I think it's giving me a headache.
Brandonr said at 9:41 PM 11-07-2004: Skinny Puppy is really not Hollywood. It has about as much to do with The Dixie Chicks and the Reagen Miniseries does as Piss Christ does with Paul's Conversion on the Road to Damascus. I love the (un)subtile threat about using government powers to enforce censorship.
~Dixie Chicks have sold on an even pace since Natalie Marines's comments
~The Reagan Miniseries was picked up by a premium cable channel and is also available on DVD
~None of the entities that host The Superbowl (you can't punish the superbowl, ignorant twits) lost money, even with fines levied against them. Which may still be appealed
~Justin Timberlake is still selling records just fine
~Janet Jackson's new records and her backlog are still selling just fine. Although Janet is wracked with guilt that her tit might have thrown the election.
Patriotism is worthless if the culture it defends is so benign and hollow as to be not worth protecting.
wORM [ url ] said at 12:03 PM 03-20-2005: Its funny how we are told to go to other countries to fight for our freedoms yet these freedoms we have are being stripped away everyday. It seems like you can only have freed of of religion and freedom of expression if it is pleasant or supportive of the views of the majority. The conservatives are the ones pressing us into a new police state mentality. The nazis started their campaigns by burning the art and literature first. Trying to censor what isnt of YOUR personal and political beliefs is the true ANTI AMERICAN thing to do and its also ignorant. How are you suposed to learn anything about anything if you censor out everything you dont like or dont understand. People like you are piss poor unread excuses for "Americans". You follow the example of a war crazed lunatic whose forces commit the same war crimes now as the terrorists they fight. You are sheep being led by a wolf and are too stupid to see it. Read the constitution, the declaration of indepenance, and the bill of RIGHTS! Educate yourself and then know that by trying to supress someones elses free rights is wrong. Dont pretend to call yourself an american and then shun the principles on wich this counrty was founded on. Principles your Bush is taking away.
