Those Poor Icky Chicks
The Icky Chicks are in the news again, winning a bunch of Grammys and behaving like poor martyrs in the fight for free speech. Puh-Leeze. Read this, if you can without barfing:
"I think people are paranoid" was how former Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart's comments to Reuters began. Hart was speaking about this year's Grammy Awards and the Dixie Chicks. Then he provided a sterling example of that very paranoia.
"I think that if they speak out, they think they're gonna get whacked by the government. It's pretty oppressive now. Look at the Dixie Chicks. They got whacked."
Oh yeah, they got whacked all right. Whacked with 5 Grammys. Wow, how will they ever survive? Methinks Mr. Grateful Deadhead took a few too many hits off his bong. Who exactly in the government whacked the Chicks? "It's pretty oppressive now." Were there every any dumber words spoken?
It seems that free speech only applies if you're famous and bashing your country and your President. It does NOT apply when you disagree with what they said. As Jon Sanders says further down in the column:
But it's all vanity. Hart's comments, the "musical martyrs," the paranoia — it's just self-congratulatory hooey. Musicians aren't getting "whacked" by the Bush administration for "speaking out." But it's fun to believe it, because only then could the very mundane act of speaking out in this, the Land of the First Amendment, appear dangerous and brave instead of merely mercenary.
Perspective is sorely lacking when fabulously wealthy, celebrated recording artists somehow believe that the fabric of free speech in a community is in danger because they said something political and a bunch of folks replied in no uncertain terms that they didn't like what they said. They're seeing free speech at its most vibrant and they think it's in peril.
I am so sick of spoiled, stupid, multimillionaire celebrities trying to sound intelligent while whining and sniveling about their country. Cameron Diaz comes to mind...I can't find the link, but she was being interviewed and compared our freedom to Cuba's, meaning that we weren't any more free than they are. There are countless quotes to choose from...I think that will be my next project!
"I think people are paranoid" was how former Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart's comments to Reuters began. Hart was speaking about this year's Grammy Awards and the Dixie Chicks. Then he provided a sterling example of that very paranoia.
"I think that if they speak out, they think they're gonna get whacked by the government. It's pretty oppressive now. Look at the Dixie Chicks. They got whacked."
Oh yeah, they got whacked all right. Whacked with 5 Grammys. Wow, how will they ever survive? Methinks Mr. Grateful Deadhead took a few too many hits off his bong. Who exactly in the government whacked the Chicks? "It's pretty oppressive now." Were there every any dumber words spoken?
It seems that free speech only applies if you're famous and bashing your country and your President. It does NOT apply when you disagree with what they said. As Jon Sanders says further down in the column:
But it's all vanity. Hart's comments, the "musical martyrs," the paranoia — it's just self-congratulatory hooey. Musicians aren't getting "whacked" by the Bush administration for "speaking out." But it's fun to believe it, because only then could the very mundane act of speaking out in this, the Land of the First Amendment, appear dangerous and brave instead of merely mercenary.
Perspective is sorely lacking when fabulously wealthy, celebrated recording artists somehow believe that the fabric of free speech in a community is in danger because they said something political and a bunch of folks replied in no uncertain terms that they didn't like what they said. They're seeing free speech at its most vibrant and they think it's in peril.
I am so sick of spoiled, stupid, multimillionaire celebrities trying to sound intelligent while whining and sniveling about their country. Cameron Diaz comes to mind...I can't find the link, but she was being interviewed and compared our freedom to Cuba's, meaning that we weren't any more free than they are. There are countless quotes to choose from...I think that will be my next project!
posted by Jennifer at 9:17 AM
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