Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Misunderstanding old tunes

[Craig I. Johnson]

I totally agree with Mike. I think some of this PC stuff is crap,
There are way too many "don'ts".
But on the other hand it doesn't seem right to be insulting.

Even before the PC craze I felt uncomfortable
using lyrics and words that I felt would actually offend the average
person of some race, religion or other persuasion. So I either
change the words, or don't use the vocal version.  It's simply
giving others the respect they deserve as other humans.

But, contrarily,
I once had a drummer (business mgr.) who rebelled at calling our band
the "Onion River Jass Band" and he kept changing it to "jazz".
As damn few people had any idea what it  really meant, I felt this was
"over the top" and refused to change it.

Craig


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <mike at railroadstjazzwest.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Misunderstanding old tunes


> I don't understand where this pc stuff is a factor. If lyrics are
> offensive then they are offensive. I'm offended by rap lyrics I don't
> like the n word that is frequently used. If you are offended then that
> definitely is your right.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> patcooke77 at yahoo.com wrote:
> > Does anyone care if I, or members of my family, or my friends, are
offended by rap lyrics?  Does PC only work one way?
> >
> > Pat Cooke
>
>
>
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