From: Kevin.J.Feury@dartmouth.edu (Kevin J. Feury)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
Subject: Re: GnR making more money than the rest of the racist assholes
Date: 7 Apr 92 05:23:59 GMT
 <1992Apr5.041718.163@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>   
 <1992Apr5.115409.1@pomona.claremont.edu>
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

In article <1992Apr5.115409.1@pomona.claremont.edu>
cblanc@pomona.claremont.edu writes:

> In article <1992Apr5.041718.163@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, Kevin.J.Feury@dartmouth.edu (Kevin J. Feury) writes:
> > In article <1992Apr4.003147.1@pomona.claremont.edu>
> > cblanc@pomona.claremont.edu writes:
> >> 	Ever think he _might_ be lying?
> > 
> > ever think that you might be totally off base and have no clue as to
> > what you're talking about?? you make outrtageous statements without
> > even a semblance of factual evidence and expect people to agree with
> > you. 
 
> 	Do you have a 'semblance of factual evidence'?  No.  It comes down to
> the lyrics and the interviews, depending on which you believe.

anytime you call someone a 'racist' it's completely subjective. your
so-called evidence it the lyrics to parts of one song. that's my point.
one song is not enough evidence to brand anyone anything much less
being racist. to truly be racist is something much deeper than that.

> >  
> >> 	GnP have proven that bullshit rebellion sells; to that end, they've
> >> pursued the extents of their puny minds with material that could very easily be
> >> construed as racist, such as "One in a Million."  I believe that whatever his
> >> motivations, that song was racist, and for that reason (if Axl really believes
> >> what he says) it should be yanked.
> > 
> > they haven't proven anything other than that their music sells. most
> > peolpe bought that ep for the song 'patience', not for 'one in a
> > million' if memory serves me right. i don't have it because i
> > personally don't like g'n'r music a whole lot. i just don't like the
> > sound. the song is not racist, it simply reflects the feelings that axl
> > had upon entering and living in l.a. it's not his heartfelt sentiment
> > and the echo of his being. relax a little. the song was published, it
> > has been sold on records already and will continue to be sold. there's
> > no reason for the song or the album to be yanked form the shelves,
> > except for the rantings and ravings of oversensitve idiots.
 
> 	Oversensitive idiots?  Gee, Kev, is that the _best_ you can do?

what do you think? 
obviously not, but i'm not into petty name-calling a while lot. it
rarely accomplishes anything. on the other hand, if that's what you're
after...
 
> 	My point, again, because you undersensitive idiots cannot understand
> it:  If he doesn't want to be thought of as a racist, he should do his best to
> get the album yanked and the song removed.  Otherwise, hey, he's open to this. 
> Our interpretation of his lyrics, no matter how much bullshit he dishes out in
> Rolling Stone.

i really don't mind being called undersensitive. perhaps you should
call me insensitive, maybe racially insensitive, or if you really want
some help, call me a racist too! wouldn't that porve your point? you
have about as much factual information on me as you do g'n'r. my point
is he doesn't give a shit what you or anyone else thinks of him or his
band. they have more than enough fans to worry about people like you.
you have no power or influence over g'n'r. their record company, on the
other hand, has quite a lot. if they tell him to apoplogize, it's more
to protect their name than his. i'm sure he couldn't care less. 

-kev.

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