Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > All Things Brokeback: Books, Interviews and More

Bahamas ban BBM?

<< < (2/2)

Lynne:
Here is some more news coverage from the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/1401AP_Bahamas_Brokeback_Banned.html

Shuggy and Chris - thanks for telling us how things work in N.Z. & Australia.  As usual, we Americans (me) have only a vague notion of the way the rest of the world works in practice.

It's my impression than 'censorship' per se doesn't work here in the U.S...the ACLU tends to act quickly for blatant acts of censorship at least of popular books and movies...what textbooks are chosen in schools, etc. is an entirely different debate.  I think censorship here tends to be more economically oriented.  The example I can think of, off the top of my head, is that of the Dixie Chicks.  Have you heard of them?  Country music female artists who I think are very good.  But they made the cardinal mistake of disagreeing vocally with Bush's Iraq policies while on tour in another country (France, probably).  The result has been no popular support of their music - DJ's not playing their songs, allegedly because the call-in listener polls are opposed, etc...it's a huge farce.  I don't know all the economics behind it, but I know they still do good work yet  their popular support has gone to hell in a bucket because of the 'public outcry'.  Any 'outcry' had to be the result of a great deal of political orchestrating.  [I think I'm starting to sound like a conspiracy theorist!!]

-Lynne

Aussie Chris:

--- Quote from: Lynne on April 03, 2006, 01:31:33 am ---The example I can think of, off the top of my head, is that of the Dixie Chicks.  Have you heard of them?  Country music female artists who I think are very good.  But they made the cardinal mistake of disagreeing vocally with Bush's Iraq policies while on tour in another country (France, probably).  The result has been no popular support of their music - DJ's not playing their songs, allegedly because the call-in listener polls are opposed, etc...it's a huge farce.  I don't know all the economics behind it, but I know they still do good work, but their popular support has gone to hell in a bucket because of the 'public outcry' which I think had to be the result of a agreat deal of political orchestrating.  [I think I'm starting to sound like a conspiracy theorist!!]

--- End quote ---

Sure thing Lynne, we know the Dixie Chicks very well over here.  They tend to get most of their airtime on the (government owned) alternative radio station Triple-J.  I like them very much as well.  We also heard about their comments about the Bush administration, and in my mind that instantly made them 1000% more likeable and worth listening to.  Around the same time there was also a very amusing picture of female-homosexuals holding a sign saying "Lesbians against Bush", which had me chuckling for days.

As far as Americans having only a vague notion of how the rest of the world works, well, there's no real surprise there now.  In fact, American Parochialism is internationally recognised as a defining quality, like having a world series baseball tornament with yourself - although you do have Canada in there now, yes?  I wonder how many countries need to be involved before "world" is a reasonable adjective? ;)

Lynne:

--- Quote from: Aussie Chris on April 03, 2006, 07:40:38 am ---Around the same time there was also a very amusing picture of female-homosexuals holding a sign saying "Lesbians against Bush", which had me chuckling for days.

--- End quote ---

OK...I have to be the biggest dunderhead on the planet...I just now get the joke  ;D


--- Quote from: Aussie Chris on April 03, 2006, 07:40:38 am ---...like having a world series baseball tornament with yourself...

--- End quote ---

Now that's blasphemy, Chris!!  You do know that President Bush threw out the first pitch today?!? 

Aussie Chris:

--- Quote from: Lynne on April 03, 2006, 07:00:21 pm ---OK...I have to be the biggest dunderhead on the planet...I just now get the joke  ;D

--- End quote ---

Yes, they're very clever and witty those dykes, bless 'em.


--- Quote ---Now that's blasphemy, Chris!!  You do know that President Bush threw out the first pitch today?!? 

--- End quote ---

Oooh, a presidential pitch?  That must be to make it all official then? ;)

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page