Money for Nothing by Dire Straits now banned in Canada, from ONE complaint - GoFuckYourself.com

CDSmith · 01-13-2011, 06:55 AM

The song with the line "The little faggot" is now barred from being played on Canadian airwaves by the Canadian Standards Council, stemming from one complaint that it is "degrading to gays". A new edited version will be allowed.

I just heard the story during the news break on local radio.

Thoughts?

The song is approximately 25 years old.

Censorship rears it's ugly head in Canada, and the air of political correctness that's been growing in N America over the past 20 odd years gets ever stronger.

Coup · 01-13-2011, 06:58 AM

This is what happens when people allow themselves to be controlled by illegitimate centralized authority. You'll never be truly free until you break those chains.

Domain Diva · 01-13-2011, 06:59 AM

The world is going crazy ! (or do I have to say " Mentally Challenged " )

CaptainHowdy · 01-13-2011, 07:01 AM

It was a bad song anyways...

Sarah_Jayne · 01-13-2011, 07:03 AM

The whole point of that line is that it is said by a jerk.

Caligari · 01-13-2011, 07:03 AM

its more like the air of idiocy because if you listen to the song the perspective is from a couple of bigoted douchebag appliance salesmen saying "that little faggot" bitching about rich rock stars on mtv while selling the very item used to view said channel.

BlackCrayon · 01-13-2011, 07:10 AM

yet the who get away with 'who the fuck are you'...pretty dumb. i hate censorship.

Grapesoda · 01-13-2011, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDSmith

The song with the line "The little faggot" is now barred from being played on Canadian airwaves by the Canadian Standards Council, stemming from one complaint that it is "degrading to gays". A new edited version will be allowed.

I just heard the story during the news break on local radio.

Thoughts?

The song is approximately 25 years old.

Censorship rears it's ugly head in Canada, and the air of political correctness that's been growing in N America over the past 20 odd years gets ever stronger.

within 5 years heterosexuality will be outlawed

CDSmith · 01-13-2011, 07:16 AM

They're saying it was a young guy from St. John's Newfoundland who was the one who lodged the lone complaint. 34 million people in Canada, 24 yr old song, one complaint.

I'm sure the term "stupid newfie" will be banned from being spoken aloud here next.

thickcash_amo · 01-13-2011, 07:28 AM

seems like they are always trying to make an example, but they really are going way too far

~Ray · 01-13-2011, 07:29 AM

freedom of expression thwarted

01-13-2011, 07:32 AM

brilliant song, always play it loud!!

Machete_ · 01-13-2011, 07:35 AM

fucking fags ruining it for everyone

bronco67 · 01-13-2011, 07:37 AM

Enough with the fucking gays already. I wish they would get over themselves.

Actually, it probably wasn't even a gay person that complained. It could have been some white-bread, middle class liberal kid who jumps at the chance to be outraged by something racist or homophobic at any chance he gets.

magicmike · 01-13-2011, 07:39 AM

Yeah wtf is that about, they push political correctness way to much in Canada.

kowalsky · 01-13-2011, 07:41 AM

Songs like that are popular culture property, nobody should have the rights to censor that kind of expressions. If Chavez would do something like that in Venezuela newspapers and crappy jornalists would say things quite different than the one that propably are saying now about this..

suesheboy · 01-13-2011, 07:42 AM

What stupidity.

Bet that song will get TONS of airplay here.

Dear Canadians...Buy a Sirius radio!

Grapesoda · 01-13-2011, 07:44 AM

here in the states we are changing the name of the civil war to "the war to free god's chosen superior race from oppression"

seeandsee · 01-13-2011, 07:44 AM

1 man can do a bl.ock

GatorB · 01-13-2011, 07:47 AM

Actually back when that song was popular the stations where I lived at the time edited that part out.

DWB · 01-13-2011, 07:51 AM

Imagine 20 more years. Enjoy whatever freedom you have now, because it's days are numbered.

When they are censoring music and books, history is about to repeat itself.

GatorB · 01-13-2011, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Imagine 20 more years. Enjoy whatever freedom you have now, because it's days are numbered.

When they are censoring music and books, history is about to repeat itself.

Good thing most of us don't live in CANADA where this is taking place.

Vjo · 01-13-2011, 07:55 AM

that little faggot, he's a millionaire

best lyric ever written

Sarah_Jayne · 01-13-2011, 08:00 AM

Can they play Fairytale of New York at Christmas?

SuzzyQ · 01-13-2011, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

Can they play Fairytale of New York at Christmas?

Great song.

CaptainHowdy · 01-13-2011, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Enjoy whatever freedom you have now, because it's days are numbered.

When they are censoring music and books, history is about to repeat itself.

Love that passive postmodern attitude, "enjoy it while it lasts"...

GTS Mark · 01-13-2011, 08:16 AM

What a bunch of bullshit...

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 01-13-2011, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDSmith

They're saying it was a young guy from St. John's Newfoundland who was the one who lodged the lone complaint. 34 million people in Canada, 24 yr old song, one complaint.

I'm sure the term "stupid newfie" will be banned from being spoken aloud here next.

My guess is that he is a little faggot...

Phoenix · 01-13-2011, 08:41 AM

im going to listen to that song right now

PR_Glen · 01-13-2011, 09:06 AM

canada is so pussy whipped when it comes to political correctness it has completely watered down our whole culture, what is left of it.. We are so proud to tell others how accepting we are of other peoples beliefs and ethnicities yet we do nothing at all to preserve our own heritage... its embarrassing...

yo angry jew cat, whats up with the avatar? that's pretty fucked up...

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 01-13-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Glen

yo angry jew cat, whats up with the avatar? that's pretty fucked up...

i've always got to be the one who ruins the fun

directfiesta · 01-13-2011, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by magicmike

Yeah wtf is that about, they push political correctness way to much in Canada.

Well , we got what we voted vote ..... well, what 35% of canadians voted for.

VGeorgie · 01-13-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GatorB

Actually back when that song was popular the stations where I lived at the time edited that part out.

Correct, probably the majority of US radio stations would not play the song, and DS provided an alternate version years ago without the faggot reference. That version (AM release with "I want my" prelude cut to length) is on one of their best of CDs.

In the 70s, Paul Simon's Kodachrome was routinely edited by US radio stations to remove the word "crap" -- "All the crap I learned in high school" -- out of fear of action by the FCC.

At least the Canadian radio stations played the original Dire Straits song and had to be told not to. The US is way too full of self-censorship.

Machete_ · 01-13-2011, 09:28 AM

how long until they ban men with the first name "Dick"?

u-Bob · 01-13-2011, 09:30 AM

censorship

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 01-13-2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machete_

how long until they ban men with the first name "Dick"?

They did at the company I currently work for. The head of maintenance on the property is named Richard, everyone personally knows him as Dick, but corporate handed the order down that he is to be referred to as Richard during work hours on company property.

I'm not fucking kidding...

michael.kickass · 01-13-2011, 09:43 AM

That's an example of Canadian evolution going backwards.

GrouchyAdmin · 01-13-2011, 09:45 AM

That little faggot with the earring and the make-up.

Tom_PM · 01-13-2011, 09:58 AM

I can remember back when some publisher censored the word "prick" from sleeping beauty. Where she <censored> her finger on a spinning wheel and goes to sleep. That was quite a boner. Oops..

baddog · 01-13-2011, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by GatorB

Good thing most of us don't live in CANADA where this is taking place.

Right, nothing like that could happen here.

baddog · 01-13-2011, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VGeorgie

Correct, probably the majority of US radio stations would not play the song, and DS provided an alternate version years ago without the faggot reference. That version (AM release with "I want my" prelude cut to length) is on one of their best of CDs.

In the 70s, Paul Simon's Kodachrome was routinely edited by US radio stations to remove the word "crap" -- "All the crap I learned in high school" -- out of fear of action by the FCC.

At least the Canadian radio stations played the original Dire Straits song and had to be told not to. The US is way too full of self-censorship.

None of that happened in CA. Where do you live?

alias · 01-13-2011, 10:01 AM

Stupid faggots.

Rochard · 01-13-2011, 10:04 AM

What an utter of waste of time and the government's money.

LeRoy · 01-13-2011, 10:35 AM

It would be nice if chicks were free tho

_Richard_ · 01-13-2011, 10:50 AM

next they'll be changing the national anthem

oh wait

blackmonsters · 01-13-2011, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GatorB

Actually back when that song was popular the stations where I lived at the time edited that part out.

Me too.

I never heard of that part once until now.

BlackCrayon · 01-13-2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VGeorgie

Correct, probably the majority of US radio stations would not play the song, and DS provided an alternate version years ago without the faggot reference. That version (AM release with "I want my" prelude cut to length) is on one of their best of CDs.

In the 70s, Paul Simon's Kodachrome was routinely edited by US radio stations to remove the word "crap" -- "All the crap I learned in high school" -- out of fear of action by the FCC.

At least the Canadian radio stations played the original Dire Straits song and had to be told not to. The US is way too full of self-censorship.

ever listen to rap on the radio in the states? they censor everything from the word drugs to the word gun and all sorts of stuff inbetween.

MaDalton · 01-13-2011, 11:02 AM

looks like the whole north american continent is going back in time ;)

oh, wait, Hungary just tried to punish a radio station for playing Ice-T. i would do that too, but for different reasons

stoner529 · 01-13-2011, 11:02 AM

will the let the song highway to hell still play with the word n i g g e r in it? Im gonna move to canada and complain about everything now. apparently 1 man can make a difference. wait till they get this jew there.

alias · 01-13-2011, 12:29 PM

I'm gonna start requesting it daily on my local classic rock station.

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