I have to say I'm with Jed on this. Good grief, people! This was an invitation to a party! That's all, simply put. Barbara, you obviously were aware of the possible repercussions when you asked for the lyrics, as you censored yourself when asking for them. Could you not have asked for them in a PM?

Stereotypes are funny because there is SOME truth to them. Just ask any folk musician about what real folk is. I live in a HIGHLY diverse neighborhood (which I love) and see stereotypes ever single day, several times a day. I'm one. My friends are. My family is stereotypical. For pete's sake, we all are! (Which is made very obvious in this thread.)

If we censor folk music of any type, whether we like it or not, we lose chunks of our history. Our history is who we are, good and bad, right and wrong. If you're offended, upset, angry: don't listen. Rant and rave all you want, but don't attempt to censor.

We are, after all, a Democracy here at the Mudcat. Are we not?