Morrissey's attacks 'hurtful and racist' Simpsons parody

[oldmoviesnstuff]

Morrissey attacks "hurtful and racist" Simpsons parody https://t.co/BhW8imxPX1
- BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 19, 2021

Comments

[ohmylol]

"Were you/are you The Smiths fan?"
No, but i am a Depeche Mode fan , i don't think there is any relation but i wanted to say it.

Anyway, i don't get why he is mad and i don't know him but he can fuck off.

[likeanunmadebed]

hey they were all sort of part of that new wave era!

I lumped them in with DM, New Order, etc.

[ohmylol]

so there is a relation and i liked the superior group ! nice

[sailormood]

Dave Gahan is a treasure 🥲

[sleepofplagues]

As a pretentious teen, I was a fan but even back then it was clear he was/is an asshole.

[kawaiiasfuq]

lol i LOVED the smiths as a teen but i always assumed his lyrics were supposed to be ironic and self-deprecating....

then i got older and found out he’s just a pompous insufferable wet fart of a person

[_kleptomane]

Morrissey wrote some beautiful melodies and lyrics that I’ll think about and appreciate forever. I met him a few times at the now gone Virgin Megastore in Hollywood, and he was charming and would sit there and talk music and movies with me with no problem. This was just him shopping around, not as a store appearance. As the years have gone by though, he’s turned his romanticism into, or because of it, out of touch, ignorant, racist, and classist. He got old and lost touch of what made him stand out. Sad man, but in a gross way now. I wonder if my ex who had a huge “MOZ” tattoo on his back regrets it even more now? Heh.

[gloeden2]

His romanticism is an early 20th century one. Based on evasion, feints, elitism, obscurantism, ephebephilia, and is rooted in an Anglo-Germanic tradition that led directly to Ernst Roehm and the Nazi Party, but with a more English turn of mid-century Little Britain middle-class prejudices.
I'm not joking. It wasn't so obvious in the 80s, when he first started. But over time, it flowered. He's exactly where he wanted to be.

[prlsb4swiine]

I was not expecting coming into a Simpson's post to leave so educated 👀 lmao thank u

[angriest_girl]

This is the kind of comment that makes me feel smart just reading it.

[la_fours]

Oh shut up Morrisey. Just shut the fuck up. Just be silent.

As for the Simpsons, if they insist on continuing at least find a sound-alike for Julie Kavner cause that woman's throat needs a rest. Marge sounds more like Patty and Selma every day.