My wife, Daughter, and I were talking about it last night.
I guess its official now we have finally gone completely over board.
Shhh ! don’t let em’ hear Fairy Tale of New York, my personal favorite and definitely not Mama Kissin’ Santa Claus or has that one already been wiped out
😮

and what will the singer in Santa Baby do in return for all those gifts???

If someone analyzed the lyrics of pop/rock songs and eliminated the ones with potentially offensive sexual or drug references, radio would consist of almost entirely instrumental music

and what will the singer in Santa Baby do in return for all those gifts???

If someone analyzed the lyrics of pop/rock songs and eliminated the ones with potentially offensive sexual or drug references, radio would consist of almost entirely instrumental music

So much for "The Lemon Song".

Ban em all!

Frosty the Snowman - coke pusher.

Deck the Halls - encourages crossdressing (don we now . . .)

Come All Ye Faithful - promotes orgasms in church..

Away in a Manger - encourages homeless people to give birth without seeking adequate medical care.

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem - controversial, Judeo-Christian anthem encroaching on the cultural autonomy of a town in Palestine.

What Child is This - advocates feeding saturated fats to children (haste haste to bring him lard)

Little Drummer Boy - excludes string and horn players.

Carol of the Bells - creepy, sounds like the Exorcist theme.

[Edited on 12/6/2018 by BrerRabbit]

Political Correctness and "I'm offended" at its finest. The tip of the iceberg....

Prairie fire starting. Let's move this to the Whipping Post . . .

I gather from the comments that few of you read the NPR article, but rather commented on the headline. Seems (from the article) that the overwhelming response was to keep the song and that you don't mess with X-mas songs.

So I guess if a song is sexist, misogynist, racist, etc it's fine, as long as it's an X-mas song? Personally, I'm more offended by songs like Neil Young's a"Down By the River" or "Hey Joe" or Spooky Tooth's "You Broke My Heart, so I Busted Your Jaw" but then again I'm funny that way.

So I guess if a song is sexist, misogynist, racist, etc it's fine, as long as it's an X-mas song?

Or Rap

So I guess if a song is sexist, misogynist, racist, etc it's fine, as long as it's an X-mas song? Personally, I'm more offended by songs like Neil Young's a"Down By the River" or "Hey Joe" or Spooky Tooth's "You Broke My Heart, so I Busted Your Jaw" but then again I'm funny that way.

For me it is about the banning. I am flat out against banning of songs, books, or art. You probably don't want those songs banned either. Just because I'm against banning songs or books doesn't mean I am fine with them.

I bet this girls mom has been waiting for this moment for years. I am not for making fun or picking on kids at all,but when these parents come up with these names....unfortunately you are kinda of asking for it.

Girl called Abcde 'mocked by Southwest Airline staff'

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/us/abcde-southwest-apologizes-scli-intl/index.html

This next statement is just my impression of the media world we are in

We live in this social media PC culture where some people just exist to be outraged,perpetually offended, and so easily get their feelings hurt by miniscule trival matters that they are forever crushed. Give me a break. Folks need to toughin up a bit.

Neil Young's a"Down By the River"

Just be glad he didn't write Sugar Magnolia, would have been a bummer . . .

. . .Shot my baby down by the river
Knew she'd have to come up soon for air

For me it is about the banning. I am flat out against banning of songs, books, or art. You probably don't want those songs banned either. Just because I'm against banning songs or books doesn't mean I am fine with them.

Absolutely spot on.

Girl called Abcde 'mocked by Southwest Airline staff'

Yeah, my guess is that this woman named her child, (Ab-City) for the attention, then, when it came her way....she pissed and moaned

Be careful what you wish for.

Folks need to toughin up a bit.

Agreed. Folks also need to stop buying into this super sensitivity stuff....A woman at the Grocery store I know in passing wished me a "Merry X-Mas" the other day....then proceeded to apologize...wtf?

Due to the PC world we are living in. Dick Van Dyke has to change his name to
Penis Truck Lesbian

For me it is about the banning. I am flat out against banning of songs, books, or art. You probably don't want those songs banned either. Just because I'm against banning songs or books doesn't mean I am fine with them.

Great post. Yes, I don't advocate banning at all, but I just choose not to listen, not to purchase, change the channel, etc. I am also against censoring songs on the radio--either play them the way they were originally done or choose not to play them. But the question becomes this: Did the radio station BAN the song, or choose not to play it? And is there a difference and if so, what is it?

But the question becomes this: Did the radio station BAN the song, or choose not to play it? And is there a difference and if so, what is it?

What possible reason might they have for "Choosing" not to play it that has zero to do with someone's "feelings"?

HahahaHA!!! Why is truck more PC than van? Funny as hell man. So yeah, cmon it can't be all that bad if you can even post that and get away with it. Dick Van Dyke, lol. Trying to come up with another name to PC-fy. Eric Gonorrheaton? Nah. Oh wait, how about the Allperson Siblings Band?

I think all DJ"s should play the song on a loop just to upset the people who want the song banned!!

Nothing has been banned folks. A few radio companies made a business decision, nothing more, nothing less. No different than firing an employee that puts your business at financial risk. When it comes to business, risks can and should be eliminated. As for whether the public is too sensitive about it? I bet everyone reading this is over-sensitive about something silly.

PC says we're not allowed to "Put her on a train to The Everglades".
PC crowd can "take your like and shove em' on up the line".-Charlie Daniels
Merry Christmas everybody!

[Edited on 12/7/2018 by griff]

Nothing has been banned folks. A few radio companies made a business decision, nothing more, nothing less. No different than firing an employee that puts your business at financial risk. When it comes to business, risks can and should be eliminated. As for whether the public is too sensitive about it? I bet everyone reading this is over-sensitive about something silly.

I'm not oversensitive about anything, G-D it
And I'm offended that you would assume I was

So you're cool with Dick Van Dyke?

Ban em all!

Frosty the Snowman - coke pusher.

Deck the Halls - encourages crossdressing (don we now . . .)

Come All Ye Faithful - promotes orgasms in church..

Away in a Manger - encourages homeless people to give birth without seeking adequate medical care.

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem - controversial, Judeo-Christian anthem encroaching on the cultural autonomy of a town in Palestine.

What Child is This - advocates feeding saturated fats to children (haste haste to bring him lard)

Little Drummer Boy - excludes string and horn players.

Carol of the Bells - creepy, sounds like the Exorcist theme.

[Edited on 12/6/2018 by BrerRabbit]

Heh, some good ones. A few more:

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce welcome song

White Christmas: Obviously racist

Do They Know it's Christmas: Obviously antisemitic

The Chanukah Song: Obviously against Christmas

Jot to the World: Promotes prejudice against people living in a different universe

The 12 Days of Christmas: Because apparently there are not 13

The Chipmunk Song: Why didn't squirrels get one?

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer: Police are trying to press charges against grandpa

I Saw Mommy Kissing Sana Claus: Promotes infidelity

Oh Come All Ye Faithful: Everyone gets laid on Christmas

Here Comes Santa Claus: Look out Mrs. Claus!

[Edited on 12/8/2018 by Lee]

PC PC I refuse to live it just not for me. After all it doesn't apply to me. I'm a single heterosexual white male. It's OK to discriminate against ME............

The line "What's in this drink." kinda sums it up for me. The song isn't banned, you can get a copy anywhere.

I think the line in Sugar Mag is "Saw my baby down by the riverside."

"What's in this drink", expression meaning it is a strong drink, I'm feelin it. Like "what's in this punch?". Normal in the alkie 1940s. It is not a sinister promotion of date rape drugs. Times are weirder and scarier now, Interpreting things from other eras in current context is pointless. It is just a dumb innocuous song.

[Edited on 12/8/2018 by BrerRabbit]

Almost forgot, gotta ban Jingle Bells - promotes noise pollution. It also could use a PMRC sticker - when viewed from a contemporary standpoint "One horse open sleigh" could be heard as "one whore soap and slay" a subliminal provocation to aberrant behavior and homicide.

I'm not oversensitive about anything, G-D it
And I'm offended that you would assume I was

LOL, not very far off from how we act sometimes.