[kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

[Brendan]

Do you have to ruin EVERYTHING Ade, fuck that was my best surprise on the
Island. Cnut.


>> Organic war-paint.

>

> Would that actually just be shit?

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> -----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

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>

> 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

>>

>>

>>

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

>> IIRC.

>>

>>

>>

>> 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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