mtv.com — Did anyone else notice on the recent MTV VMAs, the Foo Fighters performed a song with a noose attached to the microphone ( See: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568781&vid=174597 .) This is an insult to black people.
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mishabearSep 20, 2007
LOL..give up the race card, dude. You are REALLY stretching it. Blacks aren't the only people who have been lynched.
viper9864Sep 20, 2007Submitter
"race card" is such a cliche.About the noose gag. First, I think it is a pathetic attempt by non-ethnic people to express rebellion. I can see how in their isolated world, they want to refuse to be told what they can and cannot do. Of course, I don’t agree hate speech or expression should be included in first amendment rights.What is really confusing/twisted is Foo Fighters has an alternate lead singer who is black. ( See: <a class="user" href="http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568781&vid=174603">http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568781&vid=174603</a> .) This black singer has a very buffoonish appearance (reminiscent of a slave). So, I’m insulted by anyone representing black people that way.So, back to the noose, we shouldn’t accept it or rationalize it, because it is more negatively symbolic than the swastika.p.s. I am not a Foo Fighters fan, particularly after seeing these performances.