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

[pssyche23]

I reckon they should call in the lawyers, you have to defend yourself against those sort of allegations. 

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On 8 Feb 2012, at 17:14, Ana Madani <madanistan at gmail.com> wrote:


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

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> Killing Joke: Official

> 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. 

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> 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. 

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> 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.

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> In Summery 

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> 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

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> Is that clear now?

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> Killing Joke

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> 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.

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> Fuckin' tease.

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> 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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