Theo
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Re: Did Morrissey's anti-Chinese racism have anything to do with Tseng getting booted
I love being called a "troll" by someone with a post count of "1". LOL! Who's the troll?
Anyway, less than a year ago, the Morrissey-endorsed group Love Music Hate Racism said this:
Apparently this donation was, in part, some sort of media manipulation game to score a point against the NME, because the Morrissey's press release said:
The NME replied:
I dunno. Whatever was going on there in the war between Morrissey and the NME, I personally didn't find Morrissey's comments about immigration to be racist. I disagreed with them, but didn't feel it was racism.
Sadly, he followed that up with some clearly racist remarks about Chinese people.
And, just months later, Morrissey is calling for some sort of Great Purge against Morrissey-Solo, has security hunt down and eject David Tseng, and issues a lifetime ban on David Tseng. It makes you wonder if a contributing factor flows from Morrissey's anti-Chinese racism.
When somebody is known to spew racist things about a group ("You can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecies" -- Morrissey) and then treats a member of that group in an over-the-top, unfair, irrational, and ruthless fashion, it might be more than a coincidence.
Absolute troll post this thread in general.
Morrissey expressed his fondness for Mel T, who was of Asian descent.
Morrissey's exasperation/hatred for David T has nothing to do with his racial heritage.
Ridiculous.
I love being called a "troll" by someone with a post count of "1". LOL! Who's the troll?
Anyway, less than a year ago, the Morrissey-endorsed group Love Music Hate Racism said this:
A spokesman for Love Music Hate Racism, which received a donation of £28,000 from the singer in 2008 after his apparently anti-immigration comments made in music magazine NME convulsed the media, said it would be unable to accept support from Morrissey again if he did not rescind or dispute today's comments.
"It really is just crude racism," said Martin Smith. "When you start using language like 'subspecies', you are entering into dark and murky water. I don't think we would, or could, ask him to come back after that."
Apparently this donation was, in part, some sort of media manipulation game to score a point against the NME, because the Morrissey's press release said:
Morrissey commented, "This is a historic event spreading an important, anti-racist, message so it must be allowed to go ahead. Love Music Hate Racism got in touch and explained that the NME had pulled support, possibly as a result of their association with me, and asked if I could help as they had not been able to replace them."
The NME replied:
Morrissey claimed that the NME was the organisation which had pulled out of backing tomorrow’s event. Organisers said Morrissey had asked his management, booking agency and promoters to help make up the deficit.
However an NME spokesman last night said the company was not involved in the concert.
He said: "While supporting Love Music Hate Racism on a number of fronts in the last year – including giving away a themed covermounted CD album – NME had no planned commercial participation in this weekend’s Carnival. Of course NME will have an editorial presence at the event and plans to report on it in the usual way.”
I dunno. Whatever was going on there in the war between Morrissey and the NME, I personally didn't find Morrissey's comments about immigration to be racist. I disagreed with them, but didn't feel it was racism.
Sadly, he followed that up with some clearly racist remarks about Chinese people.
And, just months later, Morrissey is calling for some sort of Great Purge against Morrissey-Solo, has security hunt down and eject David Tseng, and issues a lifetime ban on David Tseng. It makes you wonder if a contributing factor flows from Morrissey's anti-Chinese racism.
When somebody is known to spew racist things about a group ("You can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecies" -- Morrissey) and then treats a member of that group in an over-the-top, unfair, irrational, and ruthless fashion, it might be more than a coincidence.
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