[kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

[ade]

> Organic war-paint.


Would that actually just be shit?

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan
Sent: 23 July 2008 04:38
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims


This problem is solved forthwith on Islands 1 & 2 by everyone being
required to dress up in war-paint the whole time.

Organic war-paint.

This is all for now, stay tuned for further Manifestations of the Manifesto.


> Yeah, people with 'black attitudes' need to, erm, like, cheer up or

> something. Oh, hang on, being

> endlessly negative is now under the umbrella term 'racism' now is it? Need

> to find out more about

> that comment.

>

> PiL's keyboard player during that period was off-white too.

>

> I used to work at a company wherein a manager was described as being

> "about as much use

> as a chocolate fireguard" on an internal forum. The manager was black.

> Yep, he fucked them over!

> I challenged the prick about it (all these years & you've never heard that

> phrase?), but you know,

> the £ signs were all he could see. Worst part is that that is only one

> instance of a quite a few I saw

> while I was there. There was some nasty racist stuff coming out of

> non-white mouths & no one

> seemed to be able to do anything about it other than pay people off. Too

> scared, fancy getting that

> form of shit stuck to your company image.

>

> Oh, of course it doesn't go on ;)

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

> Behalf Of Darren A. Peace

> Sent: 22 July 2008 18:46

> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>

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>

> Sounds about right. PiL had a black bassist during the McGeoch era, IIRC.

>

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>

> I'm off to deface my Bloc Party CDs.

>

>

>

> Darren

>

> Hungerford, UK

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> On Behalf Of folk devil

> Sent: 22 July 2008 18:34

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>

>

>

> "However, Lydon claims that Okereke's interpretation of what went down is

> all wrong. In

> <http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/21/john.lydon.denies.racist.attack>

> a statement quoted by the Guardian, he said, "I feel very sorry for a man

> that needs to lie about what was a perfect evening...trouble was brought

> us, resulting in those causing the trouble being physically removed by

> festival security...If they need publicity so badly this is the allegation

> universe they run into."

>

> As for the accusations of racism, Lydon said, "We are in the middle of a

> wonderful tour, after 30 years we are achieving a true unity in our

> audience. They are multi-varied, all ages, all races, creeds and colours.

> When you are at a festival with bands who are jealous fools, lies and

> confusion usually follow."

>

> Further dissing Okereke, Lydon added, "Grow up and learn to be a true man.

> It's a shame that the wonderful world of the media is riddled with

> nonsense like this.""

>

> http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142386-sex-pistols-john-lydon-fights-bloc-partys-kele-okereke

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