The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #140761   Message #4056901
Posted By: Steve Shaw
03-Jun-20 - 09:40 AM
Thread Name: Are racist, but traditional, songs OK?
Subject: RE: Are racist, but traditional, songs OK?
Er, I'm not aware that anyone is "reserving the right" to use particular words. This thread is about words or groupings of words that are already there in (mostly) old songs. We are talking about whether we should keep those words, change them or just ditch the song. There is some scope for discussion of the matter without assuming things about those of us who are posting. You are getting way too carried away. When I post above the line I like to think I'm mostly going to be posting about issues in folk music, not in some wider context. I can make that distinction. See if you can. There's always the downstairs bit...