Dixie Chicks vs. R. Kelly

[FeeFee]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
I don't know WHY you are surprised? History repeats itself on GC.

Sad, but true. Some folks just don't have a frigging clue about things.

[Eirene_DGP]

I love the way that some of you tried to pigeonhole R. Kelly's audience. If you are going to make such immature, uneducated, and RACIST comments as, "R. Kelly's fan base probably includes a lot of O.J. apologists," or "However, considering R. Kelly's audience also re-elected Marion Barry after he was found smoking crack with a prositutite in a hotel room that TAX PAYERS PAID FOR, I'm not surprised R. Kelly is still on the radio," please remove your letters from your signature. I don't think your respective organizations need that sort of publicity.

Munckin03 I was thinking the same thing...But I was going to let it slide.......Greek Chat....I tell ya......

[Kevin]

It's not racist to say that his audience doesn't give a rat's ass about his (R.Kelly's) morality. Perhaps it was a bad example which some folks seem to have blown out of proportion.

Perhaps it was a poor choice of words. If that offended anyone I apologize.

Anyhow.. to reword it and not be called a racist.. R.Kelly's fan base doesn't give a crap about his sick decisions (most probably aren't even aware of his moral transgressions). They just like the music.

[Kevin]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
How short memories are...

I wasn't even IN the US, and I remember the boycotts and the burning of R Kelly CDs were aired on CNNWorld. Like someone said, the Dixie Chicks thing will die down. Plus, the comparisons between an alleged rapist (of minors, no less!) and a woman who simply exercised her First Amendment right to free speech were not needed.

I love the way that some of you tried to pigeonhole R. Kelly's audience. If you are going to make such immature, uneducated, and RACIST comments as, "R. Kelly's fan base probably includes a lot of O.J. apologists," or "However, considering R. Kelly's audience also re-elected Marion Barry after he was found smoking crack with a prositutite in a hotel room that TAX PAYERS PAID FOR, I'm not surprised R. Kelly is still on the radio," please remove your letters from your signature. I don't think your respective organizations need that sort of publicity.

You're taking the thread-starter's position out of context. They compared the respective reactions, not the level of moral transgression. I don't think you'll get much argument there.

[kddani]

ummm.... i in absolutely NO WAY likened one incident to the other. R. Kelly disgusts me, and I think the Dixie Chicks had every right to say that.

I had no intention of this turning into a racial based threat.

I was talking about the respective reactions. R. Kelly committed a horrendous crime, and the Dixie Chicks committed absolutely no crime what so ever and something that they had every right to say.

I just thought it strange that the reactions were so different. I personally don't remember a whole lot on when the R. Kelly thing initially happened.... but it continues to happen, he keeps on getting caught with stuff. No one seems to care now.

Sheesh people, chill out

[KSig RC]

Dunno dude, I bet they all have personal trainers, and are pretty jacked and all - but three on one? I'd take the Dixie Chicks in a fair fight any day, they have the option of nails too, that could turn the tide.

Oh yeah, and Dixie Chicks fans drive like *this* while R. Kelly fans drive like *this* . . . wow


-RC
--Paging Rudey to this trainwreck of a thread . . . now paging Rudey

[mrblonde]

like Michael better as a Black man

Who doesnt?

[RahDigga]

I am responding to the first few posts, where someone said it wasn't a big deal....I think it is on both parts. I am an R Kelly fan and I hate country music period but I think what both artists were wrong. Even though one broke a law and one didn't but the important thing is the image they put out. Do we really want to support an artist who turns their back on their country...I am a military brat and I find it very insulting when people bash anything about America especially when Americans are dying for their right to say S*** like that.
As for the R.kelly thing- its really hard to compare that situation to the dixie chicks because one appears to be about patriotism and one is straight up child abuse. However, I didn't stop listening to rkelly but i did stop buying his cds, instead I burn. My philosophy is if I don't respect you I am going to burn your cd versus buying it. I love hard core rap that is repetitive and full of swearing but I don't respect what some artists stand for so I don't buy, I burn.
Sorry so long but I get opinionated.

[Dionysus]

And why are people still supporting Whitney...she smokes CRACKROCK.

huh. huh? huh!

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by RahDigga
Do we really want to support an artist who turns their back on their country...I am a military brat and I find it very insulting when people bash anything about America especially when Americans are dying for their right to say S*** like that.

Though I'm not a Dixie Chick fan, i like to know how they turn their back on their country? By criticising the President during conflict? If that is the case, I guess there is abundatn of citizens in this country arwho turned their back. Remmember, many were against vietnam, did they turned their back? The Bosnian conflict saw many people critising the president. Did they also turned their back against American. No, it means they disagree with the policy and maybe even the man who implemented the policy.

[Kevin]

Turning your back on your country is fine.. Hopefully the country will turn its back on you for it though.

And comparing a 3-week conflict to a war that lasted several years and ended up with around 5000X more American casualties is like comparing apples to oranges.

[KSigkid]

I'm surprised no one mentioned Roman Polanski - he slept with a 14 year old (maybe 13, i forgot), had to leave the US to avoid prosecution, and won an Oscar.

Now how about that?

[Rudey]

Anyway, I just want you all to know that Michael Jackson is probably the best singer out there. Crimson Tide had to just throw his name into this thread and trivialize his work, but Mikey is the most innovative singer of the last 20-30 years in my book. Crimson Tide, shame on you.

-Rudey
--The age of 18 is so relative anyway. Tom told me that if they can crawl, they're in the right position. I have no idea what that means but he also listens to R Kelly.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Damn Rudey, you crack me up! I thought that the expression was if there is grass on the field, they're old enough to play ball or something like that.

I like Michael Jackson.

I could care less about R. Kelly or the Dixie Chicks.

Now why did someone have to throw OJ out there?

I recently read that Sinead O'Connor is retiring from music this year. I thought that she retired when she tore up the photo of the Pope on SNL a decade ago. I think that her big mistake (aside from ripping up the picture of the Pope) was that she didn't apologize and continued in her tirade against the Catholic Church. The Dixie Chicks could learn a lesson here. They should just apologize and remove themselves from the political dialogue or they could wind up just like Sinead O'Connor, a very talented outcast who could never recapture her previous success.

[cash78mere]

r. kelly should be in jail. no questions asked. parents who let their kids listen to his music need their heads examined. but then again, most music nowadays shouldn't be listened to by kids because of the lyrics