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Thread #112434 Message #2381593
Posted By: Howard Jones
05-Jul-08 - 09:15 AM
Thread Name: Was 'Lord of the Dance' anti-semitic?
Subject: RE: Was 'Lord of the Dance' anti-semitic?
Gerry, you're entitled to your interpretation. However I, and it would seem nearly everyone else who's responded, including some Jews, don't share it.
Also, I don't think it's correct to look at the stanza in isolation. If the tone of the song as a whole isn't anti-semitic (and I don't believe it is), is it then reasonable to put an anti-semitic interpretation on a few words which are at worst ambiguous?
If you choose to be offended by it, that's up to you. Don't expect the rest of us to feel guilty about it.
I don't care very much one way or the other about this particular song, but I do share Jim Carroll's views about censorship.