[kj] KJ = Anti-Gay Rock Band? This is a new wrinkle...

[Ana Madani]

Well, it looks like it hit a nerve.  This is from the Facebook page (I
know, I know), for what it's worth:

Killing Joke: Official <http://www.facebook.com/killingjokeofficial>
Okay so in case it is not absolutely clear, Killing Joke have zero
intolerance to any way of life that does not cause harm to others. I cannot
honestly believe that in the year 2012 ANYONE would have an issue with
peoples sexuality, race or or disability come to that. Killing Joke have
always been a tool that is designed to poke fun at authority, greed
stupidity not strip normal people of any creed and kind of their dignity.

Without wishing to stoop to the level of some of 'Some our best friends are
gay' etc, it really shouldn't come as much surprise to anyone that scrapes
below the surface, that this band was born out of the countercultural
movements (good and bad) and the kind of clubs where ANY degree of
misguided prejudice would have been swiftly dealt with.

The quote that people are getting in a twist about (which will be given no
dignity here) was printed uncredited an Zig Zag magazine 27 years ago and
even at the time the band totally denied saying it, following up with their
totally horror of having visited the Death Camps that year. The only group
of people that were singled out by the band were the hypocrites of
organised religion, again made the target of satire on the cover of the
singles album 'Laugh I Nearly Bought One' which features catholic
dignitaries being Nazi Saluted on the front. This was comment at the
permissive nature of organised religion.

In Summery

If anyone out there thinks that we as a band are Homophobic, Racist, Facist
or anything of the sort and feel this is a positive FUCK RIGHT OFF and stay
away from us

Is that clear now?

Killing Joke


On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Paul Rangecroft
<paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>wrote:


> I tried it on with Geordie once, but he wasn't having any of it.

>

> Fuckin' tease.

>

> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Simon Abinett <louiecipher33 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>

>>  Has anyone had any actual genuine experience of a member of the band

>> being anti gay ??

>> I do find this really hard to believe

>>

>>

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