Offensive Tapes

[Stuart Hamilton]

Hear, hear.
So, word of warning for whoever ends up with a PMRC stickered
tape.  Don't play it if easily offended, if a moral majority moron, if
there are juveniles within hearing distance or if you can't take a joke.

Zeit
Who's listening to Big Black - Songs ABout Fucking.

000xKO wrote:
>
> BREVARD, Adrian R. <abrevard at SHL.COM> sez:
>
> >
> > See there's a sensible question to ask.
> >
> > Now why would you assume that someone who dosen't care for explicit
> > sexual references in their music has a personal; problem, hmmm?  If your
> > life revolves around this kind of stuff more power to you.
>
> Did I say I was going to make an offensive tape of explicit sexual
> material? Nope. Does my life revolve around such things? Nope. Can I make
> light of things? Yep. Is poor taste allowed? Well, at least it shouldn't be
> outlawed.
>
> In fact, having taped most of *my tape* it has no explicit words/etc.
> because my "highly ambitious" concept does not even allow it... so there,
> forced to blab about my tape when attacked by a seemingly bitter man
> pointing his finger left and right... :)
>
> > Some of us
> > do not appreciate or consume this kind of thing.  Dosen't make us narrow
> > minded or indicate a PERSONAL PROBLEM, simply a matter of taste.
>
> I was just saying, if you are in the tape trade thing set up here, don't be
> surprised if some demented individual has created a highly concentrated
> dose of sickness & depravity in audio form to turn your bowels (could be
> considered a good thing you know). The very nature of this list dictates
> there to be high chances someone will make a tape for the non-Teletubbies
> crowd (and equally, vice-versa). So if you get a tape that says "Songs
> About Fucking" then don't play it for your kids - or yourself even. Right?
> Big deal.
>
>  I
> > don't want to flame or start a moral debate here but you shouldn't
> > dismiss peoples tatses or lack thereof so quickly.
>
> I was not dismissing people - I was just saying I think people on this list
> are open minded and pretty tolerant. I was wrong.
>
> > I had decided not to do this project anyway, just don't have the time,
> > but I am more convinced now that someone like you may make an otherwise
> > fine tape and at the very end put something I (emphasis on "I")  may
> > find a little revolting.
>
> Look man, whatever. "Someone like you" - what the f*ck are you saying
> here??? Whats with the personal shit.
>
> >  I like to share music with my older kids and I
> > do care about what they see and hear.  A surprise like this would surely
> > send me down the wrong road, attitude wise.
>
> Well, the project originally pitched was a free-for-all idea - tape what
> you think is cool/weird and share it. Hey, you don't have to share the
> music on your tape with your kids if its offensive, and whats great is that
> you can tape over anything you don't like and reuse the tape. Whatever -
> nothing to lose there.
>
> > Make your tape any way you want, I'm safe becuase I'm not participating.
> >  But before you do just remember you have no idea who your tape is going
> > to, and you have even less knowledge of what one may or may not find
> > offensive.  Also consider if you load up a tape full of this stuff from
> > various sources it does say a lot about you.
>
> Again, give me a goddamn break. I was defending someone's right to put
> together a "sick" tape. My tape has nothing to do with HIS tape. OK? In
> fact my tape is QUITE happy :)
>
> Maybe I should make you a copy, cheer you the f*ck up abit.
>
> Before you start telling me "what I am" because I say to someone "I don't
> care if your tape is offensive because I can put up with it and anyone
> should take things in the spirit it was intended and get the hell over it
> and not get too friggin tightassed about it".
>
> If nothing else its scared people with these sort of protectionist,
> censorship views that are keeping kids from hearing (good) new music.
>
> Chr.
>
> > Ghost in the Ruins
> >
> > Yeah keep playing with fire super pants you don't know how much fire
> > your playing with." - Evil Midnight Bomber

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