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I'd just like to point out that of course, I don't really want to see my musical arch-enemies get beaten up. Apart from maybe Crispin Mills, cos he's a nasty little racist as well. But anyway.
Because unlike the majority of musicians he's intelligent, literate, amusing, has an outlook that is under-represented on here and doesn't punctuate his comments with 'fuck', 'bitch' or 'nigger'.
I'd be grateful if you can provide me with some evidence of the first three (what does 'literate' mean, anyway? has he written a book, or is this just a euphemism for 'sounds middle-class'?). As far as the second goes, you really think the outlook of vaguely hippy ideals coupled with a strong support of capitalism is *under*-represented on Barbelith? Odd. That's not been my experience. The last bit seems a little disingenuous: I'm sure you don't really object to rock/pop stars swearing, Lada, and I hope to God you don't need me at this stage to explain the use of the word 'nigger' by hip-hop artists to you, so this really leaves us with "Moby doesn't use misogynistic language". Okay, I'll grant you that.
Except...
If anyone can find a copy of that promo photo of Moby posing with the 'amusingly' big-bosommed topless woman from around the time of the I Like To Score album (oooh! get it? he likes to *score*! because it's a collection of songs that were on film soundtracks, but it could also mean he likes to do drugs or have sex! teehee!), I'll be really grateful.
I think this is what pisses people off about Moby: he somehow comes across as really preachy and sacntimonious where his supposedly right-on principles are concerned, yet he'll sacrifice those principles at the drop of a hat if he thinks it might sell him more records.
(Mind you, I'm prepared to forgive musicians almost anything if the quality of the music they make overrides their disagreeable behaviour, so the above is only of relevance because Moby's musical output is such coffee-table-adorning swill...) |
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