1. Free Mark Knopfler!
Phew! A quarter century after the song came out, Canadian authorities have finally deemed Dire Strait’s single “Money for Nothing” safe for broadcast.
We’re told “one person can make a difference” like it’s a good thing, but usually that “one person” is getting old, harmless words and images banned — or new harmful words and images “mainstreamed” as “no big deal.”
In this instance, a lone Newfie complained because “Money For Nothing,” contains the word “faggot” – so a gang of bureaucrats spent a year “investigating” the “offending” tune.
The National Post’s CHRIS SELLEY (an individual I normally have no time for, and the feeling is mutual) semi-redeems himself with his report on their report — the latter logging in at over 10,000 words.
I can assure you that Selley is not making any of this up:
The first hint you’re in for something special is when the report announces it will refer to the naughty word in question as “the other f-word.” No, I thought, you’re not going to do that. You say you are, but you aren’t. It would be too stupid to take seriously. But then, there it was, over and over again: “There was little or no argument made in favour of the public acceptability of the other f-word”; “members of the audience might be offended by the use of the other f-word.” Incredible.
And so cheering gays across Canada took to the streets, finally free to dance upon them once again without being decapitated by old adult contemporary CDs being Frisbee’d at them by nostalgic homophobes or something please kill me now.
One plus: Cher’s offspring won’t procreate and will be the LAST Bono.
Er, well, actually Sonny Bono had 2 more kids with his second wife, Mary: Chesare and Chiana.
I happen to be white. Not just a little white, but REALLY white. Can I claim to be black and “trapped insed the body of a white person”? I mean, race is a hell of a lot more blurred at the lines than gender is. (When was the last time you met someone who was 1/16 male?)
If I “feel” black, can I get some college money and a free pass to use the infamous “N-word” with impunity?
This was actually done in a South Park episode in which Mr. Garrison becomes Mrs. Garrison. Kyle wants to join the basketball team so he gets a “negroplasty” to make himself black: he claims he is a black male trapped in a white male’s body. His dad has a trans-species identity disorder and gets surgery to make himself a dolphin.
Do you think they will have “trans-species” reassignment surgery in the future? I’ve seen a Crime drama TV show that focused on the death of a man who got off on being treated like a horse.
I know some lemmings trapped in human bodies; they keep having plastic surgery and then they show up on TV looking more and more like everyone else.
It’s OK Chaz, I get confused sometimes too, I’ve often felt like I’m a lesbian trapped in a man’s body (Or maybe I just have a lot in common with them) – but never felt any need to have body (and life) altering adjustments. My kids call me Dad, and always will.
Don’t morn too much for Chaz folks – some day doctors will get that new operation down pat – you know the one – the ‘addadicktome’.
After that Mondo Cane trailer, a lot of “edgy,” “envelope-pushing,” “groundbreaking” pop culture of the 70s and beyond looks really tame and derivative to me. (I always knew Madonna was corporate and conventional, and now I have proof.)
I feel sorry for people who have the body of one gender and the psychology of the other. Given that nature is a downright slob at times, I’m strongly inclined to believe these people.
Remember the Transphibians on Friday’s?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK33Ji2imjo
Thanks for showing the Ezra clip. I love that guy’s attitude!
And Mark Steyn too! It’s a clip-a-palooza!
Thanks!
Frankly, I’ve never really understood the fascination with celebrity. Why do so many people immerse themselves in the lives of strangers who have been deemed celebrities? Even once-respectable newspapers and TV networks devote substantial time or space to following the latest events in the lives of celebrities. Apparently, lots of people want to delve into every nook and cranny of the lives of Lindsay Lohan, “Chaz” Bono, and other such people. But why?
I can’t think of too many things that I find LESS interesting than all this celebrity drivel yet now even Kathy Shaidle feels the need to dip her toes in these waters. How disappointing!
In this instance, a lone Newfie complained because “Money For Nothing,” contains the word “faggot” – so a gang of bureaucrats spent a year “investigating” the “offending” tune.
Whoa, a whole year??? Like, why didn’t they just listen to it or watch the video?
How long do you think it would take them to comprehend the lyrics of “I’d Love To Change The World”?
Wow! I wonder what the Canadian Broadcasting Standards Association would do with Don McLean’s “American Pie” song. It’s long and filled with complex symbolism. So if it took them 1 year to study the song and issue a 10,000 page report, then “American Pie” would likely make the CBSA spend 5 years to study and issue a 50,000 page report! And with such an explicitly American title, many questions would be considered…such as: Does this song in any way indicate US intent to violate the Dominion’s sovereignty…or infringe on the law that mandates a certain minimum of identifiably Canadian content in broadcast programming to diminish Yank cultural hegemony over Canada’s airwaves? Government bureaucracy is such a wondrous thing to behold!
I refuse to co-operate in the delusions of men or women who feel like the opposite sex.
Now — since you brought him up — i just want to remark on Mark Knopfler manliness: YUM.
you can call me charles, you can call me charlie
you can call me chuck or you can call me chastity
but there is now way in hell you’ll ever call me chaz