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Obviously, youth should be viewed with as much contempt as blacks. If they happen to be young and black, then it's just twice as bad. All of you young idealists need to grow up and face the facts that judging by appearances is a solid and reliable method for anything. Racist stereotypes exist because they're true. That's just one of the things you grow to accept when you become old and bitter and generally unpleasant.
Come on, kids...
That's weird. I can't see anyone complaining about someone singing Amazing Grace in public in the UK. Where do you live, KCKID?
You live in Python heaven!I used Amazing Grace as an example. The songs we sang recently were contemporary versions of traditional Christmas Carols ...both secular and Christian. Several people found the Jesus/God songs a turn-off as they were regarded as 'preachy'. We were not there at the venue we played to make any kind of political statements or to preach Jesus to the crowd. We were merely there to sing songs and have fun and involve our audience which, for the most part, we did accomplish.
I live in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Since Christmas is summertime here - weird I know, I'm originally from Kansas, USA - Carols By Candlelight events are quite popular. There is definitely a move here, however, to curtail any perceived forms of preaching in public. That includes religious songs. We've never previously had any problems with the authorities regarding the singing of carols (other than being told not to preach ...not that we would) but more and more people are finding songs pertaining to Jesus/God as offensive. If there are enough 'complaints' to the City Council they may ban such events. That might be all it takes. Any time other than Christmas I doubt that we would be allowed to perform Christian songs in a public setting. Easter, maybe, but I somehow doubt it.
That's weird. I can't see anyone complaining about someone singing Amazing Grace in public in the UK. Where do you live, KCKID?
Is jcook922 a racist?
No further questions, your honour!
- He doesn't like hip hop
- Doesn't like baggy trousers and back to front baseball caps
- Doesn't like unintelligible, broken English
- And even his Dad's an LAPD cop!!
Nah, I'm joking, don't think it makes you a racist, I think all stereotyping is wrong, but we've all done it before. I think it's best to try and treat everyone the same until you know better.
Excellent - so now we've moved from unabashed racism to contempt for teenagers who dress in a certain way. Words fail me.
who just have that "Look at me I'm hard yo." look to them.
Just attention harlots who would get humbled by a baton to the kneecaps if they decide to act on it.
The irony is killing me!
Well good for you! It's hard to imagine you would have lived in that bad of an area though if your dad was a cop, but maybe it's different in America.
I don't really know much about you, but keep in mind, your Dad (and/or others) probably would have been some sort of influence on you, not everyone has that, if they did I'm sure they would have been as perfect as you!
much art is supposed to have shock value.
infact, the shock value within art is sometimes responsible for the dismantling of immoral social constructs and norms.
ever read a play about apartied by Athol Fugard? "Sizwe Banzi is Dead" and "The Island" are particularily good examples.
Art isn't supposed to be tasteful if it is effectively cathartic and captivating.
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