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ARE SONGWRITERS WHO PUT THE WORD 'BLACK' IN THE SONG TITLE RACISTS

[+] ballot by UncleMax
ACTIVE Mon Oct 20, 08 - Tue Nov 24, 09

Are Songwriters who put the word 'black' in the song title racists----seems that word is politically incorrect now.

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Submitted by : UncleMax
Submitted on : Oct 20,2008 11:23:17 am
ballot title:

Are Songwriters who put the word 'black' in the song title racists

ballot number:131097

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Kinda puts a new twist on "Back in Black".

by ClosetIguana on Mon Oct 20, 08 11:26am [+]

Voted : No
Not in most cases.

At first, political correctness was a good idea, but these days it's just gotten ridiculous. All it's accomplished is turning the tables on who is allowed to be racist to who. Words shouldn't be deemed illegal, or be off limits to some but not to others.

Using the word "black" (in most uses) is not racist; it's describing something with a lack of color or light, not using "black" because it's deemed politically incorrect is asinine.

by Mr_Spleen on Mon Oct 20, 08 12:24pm [+]

I think Unclemax knows the answer already.

by ClosetIguana on Mon Oct 20, 08 12:33pm [+]

Voted : No
When I see the word, I think of the absence of color, as applied to fabrics and such.

by Truthseeker013 on Mon Oct 20, 08 2:27pm [+]

The only song that I can think of that mentions skin colour is Brown Sugar.

by ClosetIguana on Mon Oct 20, 08 3:27pm [+]

^ And Black Betty.

by britvic55 on Mon Oct 20, 08 5:24pm [+]

oh yeah.

by ClosetIguana on Mon Oct 20, 08 5:52pm [+]

Voted : No
Not in my opinion. It's just a descriptive term to me. But I imagine sometime along in the future, some will use it in a derogative context, causing it to works it's way to a negative meaning.

by Grumpy_Person on Mon Oct 20, 08 10:29pm [+]