Thought for the Day - July 3,00

Subject: Thought for the Day - July 3,00
From: GUEST,Peter T.
Date: 03 Jul 00 - 01:50 PM

Another Piece of Mindless Stupidity:

"Strange Fruit", the song about lynching that Billie Holiday immortalized, recently appeared on Cassandra Wilson's Grammy-winning album ("New Moon Daughter", which by the way, contains a stunning version of Son House's Death Letter Blues, and a song, Until, that made its way into the Mudcat Tavern Enterprise saga). United Airlines put the album into its incabin rotation for music through headphones -- and cut the song out of the album!!!!!

One has to wonder what can possibly have been going on in these dimwits brains. Would it offend black people? No, obviously not. White southerners? ("Excuse me, we would like to protest against the use of this song because...um...because... er....?") Somebody? ("This kind of music is unsuitable for an airplane flight, unlike, oh, let us say, La Trovatore, which only offends gypsies."). What is with these people?

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day - July 3,00
From: Mrrzy
Date: 03 Jul 00 - 01:54 PM

Interesting - have you asked them? Maybe they cut all songs about death of any kind out of their tracks, to avoid negative vibes or freaking out the nervous or asking for it... I would if I were them.

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day - July 3,00
From: GUEST,Peter T.
Date: 03 Jul 00 - 01:57 PM

Apologies to moonchild. I am going to migrate this to a main thread, so this can be taken away by some guru. yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day - July 3,00
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Jul 00 - 02:01 PM

They don't mind about having disaster movies on aeroplanes - I saw most of 'Alive' whilst on an aeroplane and if that doesn't make you want to get out and walk then nothing will!!

Maybe it was just another case of Political Correctness gone crazy. Maybe they just didn't like the song (I know, there are people who don't share our views). With all the violence happening in the air recently, perhaps they thought it might give a few people ideas.....

LTS

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day - July 3,00
From: Amergin
Date: 03 Jul 00 - 03:01 PM

Oh cool, two thoughts of the day to choose from, always did like variety.....

Amergin