Shocking Footage Of John Lennon Mocking The Disabled

josephryan1989 · 21-09-2015 04:38PM #1

I've decided I will never listen to the Beatles EVER again after seeing this video.

The footage shows Lennon contorting his hands and legs and slurring like a disabled person.

John Lennon was clearly a sick evil scumbag and I am glad he is dead.

I hope millions of people never listen to his music again.

kev1.3s · 21-09-2015 04:40PM

Overreact much?we didn't all grow up in the politically correct 90's

jimgoose · 21-09-2015 04:40PM

custard gannet · 21-09-2015 04:41PM

Lennon was a bit of a wanker in general, in fairness. A bit of a 70's Russell Brand, typical leftist with all of the complaints but not one viable alternative way of solving the issues he pontificated on.

Sunnyisland · 21-09-2015 04:41PM

Imagine that

amdublin · 21-09-2015 04:41PM

That was shown on a TV show at the weekend called "it was alright in the 60's"

It showed a load of sexist, racist and un-pc stuff shown on tv and done in the 60's which is not acceptable now. They had some commentators watching it from a 2015 perspective and cringing at what they did and the words they used back then.

Boom_Bap · 21-09-2015 04:41PM

This has been common knowledge for a long long time now.
OP, I think you should Let It Be.

custard gannet · 21-09-2015 04:45PM

amdublin wrote: »

That was shown on a TV show at the weekend called "it was alright in the 60's"

It showed a load of sexist, racist and un-pc stuff shown on tv and done in the 60's which is not acceptable now. They had some commentators watching it from a 2015 perspective and cringing at what they did and the words they used back then.

I saw the 80's one last week. There was little more cringeworthy than watching some leftards sitting there pretending to be appalled as Bernard Manning cracked a few of his standard jokes.

Actually, there was something worse. The lot of them feigning their disgust at some female impressionist who gatecrashed a morning cookery programme presented by a Jamaican presenter when she proceeded to do some over the top impressions of her in wig and blackface.

The fact that said Jamaican presenter appeared on the retrospective show saying that the invasion was the highlight of her career and all the rent a mob feeling disgusted should get a life would no doubt be lost on them.

21-09-2015 04:45PM

Hindsight and the lens of cultural relativity are uneasy bedfellows. There was nothing shocking about that kind of thing, in the time it was done in. Lennon was a product of his time, if he was around now I'm sure he'd behave in a way that is acceptable now.

The past is another country, and the inhabitants are very foreign.

Muahahaha · 21-09-2015 04:46PM

I'm with the OP on this one. In fact I am so outraged that tomorrow I'm going to fly over to Liverpool, dig up his body and rattle the sh1t out of his bones.

That'll learn him.

Pink Lemons · 21-09-2015 04:49PM

Reminded me of this scene from Eastbound & Down, now I know where he got the impression from :pac:

Sheep Lover · 21-09-2015 04:49PM

I do the same sure and I'm a nice gal deep down

Sunnyisland · 21-09-2015 04:50PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

I'm with the OP on this one. In fact I am so outraged that tomorrow I'm going to fly over to Liverpool, dig up his body and rattle the sh1t out of his bones.

That'll learn him.

You have a problem with that there digging

Lennon was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, and his ashes were kept by Yoko Ono. Some believe his ashes were scattered in Strawberry Fields, a place dedicated to him in New York City.

Source: http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/GravesOutofLA/johnlennon.htm

Menas · 21-09-2015 04:51PM

There is controversy Here, There And Everywhere. It does not require a Magical Mystery Tour of interpretation to know The Word means leave it alone. I trust we can all Come Together on that.

Once he met Yoko he experienced Something New as they said Hello Goodbye and he became a Nowhere Man.

Later he may have said I'll Cry Instead. Now he should be saying Let It Be instead of I'm A Loser.

As a result of this Hard Day's Night he is looking at a Ticket To Ride that Long And Winding Road to shame.

Welsh Megaman · 21-09-2015 04:52PM

A bit mean of him to mock Ringo like that, he's right behind him.

The King of Moo · 21-09-2015 04:57PM

I want to tell you, there's not much to see here, adored pop star behaving in an inappropriate way (by modern standards). Very few pop stars act naturally

It's common knowledge across the universe that John Lennon was an extremely nasty person who abused his family and was extremely jealous of his bandmates.

Do you want to know a secret?
It doesn't mean that one can't enjoy his music and acknowledge that he was involved in writing some amazing songs. Talent doesn't have to come together with being a nice person. Personally, I feel fine listening to songs he wrote (but mostly with the Beatles. Mother! is some of his solo work not as good).
Crucially, he's also dead, so he won't get any instant karma.

keano_afc · 21-09-2015 04:59PM

Different era. Heck, watch Bullseye from the 80's and you'll see sexism and misogyny that nobody would get away with today.

Sunnyisland · 21-09-2015 05:01PM

Delighted Dublin are all Ireland football winners again.

Oops wrong thread

Tropheus · 21-09-2015 05:04PM

josephryan1989 wrote: »

I hope millions of people never listen to his music again.

I'll only listen to his back catalogue. Won't buy any of his new stuff because of this.

FloatingVoter · 21-09-2015 05:05PM

Yeah...glad to hear about Dublin. And the rugby is starting off well.

And everybody who ever read so much as a magazine article about Beatle John knows he was mocking and scathing to the point of cruelty. You want nice and PC, Paul will hum you a few bars of Ebony and Ivory.

Kenny Bania · 21-09-2015 05:07PM

Menas wrote: »

There is controversy Here, There And Everywhere. It does not require a Magical Mystery Tour of interpretation to know The Word means leave it alone. I trust we can all Come Together on that.

Once he met Yoko he experienced Something New as they said Hello Goodbye and he became a Nowhere Man.

Later he may have said I'll Cry Instead. Now he should be saying Let It Be instead of I'm A Loser.

As a result of this Hard Day's Night he is looking at a Ticket To Ride that Long And Winding Road to shame.

That was really crap.

MadDog76 · 21-09-2015 05:10PM

josephryan1989 wrote: »

I've decided I will never listen to the Beatles EVER again after seeing this video.

The footage shows Lennon contorting his hands and legs and slurring like a disabled person.

John Lennon was clearly a sick evil scumbag and I am glad he is dead.

I hope millions of people never listen to his music again.

I haven't listened to The Beatles in ages, I must dig out one of their CD's for the drive to work tomorrow .......... thanks Joey!!

LordSutch · 21-09-2015 05:10PM

kev1.3s wrote: »

Overreact much?we didn't all grow up in the politically correct 90's

Well said^

John Lennon sang about "Cleanup time" on his last album Double Fantasy in 1980, and indeed that's what has happened in the intervening years since his death. Pre 1980 white people blacked up as the Black & White minstrels, people called disabled people 'cripples', hearing aids were called 'deaf aids, then there was the spastic association where the spastics lived! and there were homes for regards too.Television and society at large was packed full of politically incorrect material back then, from Gay bashing, to people openly talking about wogs & coons on daytime Television!

That's how some people talked back then pre "Cleanup time".

Lennon's behaviour on stage was very mild for the time, and indeed as another poster already said " The past is another country".

From Frankie Howard to Dudley Moore, Bernard Manning, Sean Connery, Oliver Reed to everybody in between who said & did stuff that we would consider to be totally unacceptable (by today's modern standards). Lennon was no exception.

Cienciano · 21-09-2015 05:11PM

josephryan1989 wrote: »

I've decided I will never listen to the Beatles EVER again after seeing this video.

The footage shows Lennon contorting his hands and legs and slurring like a disabled person.

John Lennon was clearly a sick evil scumbag and I am glad he is dead.

I hope millions of people never listen to his music again.

LOL!

jamesbere · 21-09-2015 05:12PM

Imagine there's no boards
It's easy if you try
No posts below us
Above us only mods
Imagine all the boardsie
Living for today...

Imagine there's no after hours
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to moan or complain for
And no water charges too
Imagine all the people
Living life so gay.

Ash.J.Williams · 21-09-2015 05:13PM

josephryan1989 wrote: »

I've decided I will never listen to the Beatles EVER again after seeing this video.

The footage shows Lennon contorting his hands and legs and slurring like a disabled person.

John Lennon was clearly a sick evil scumbag and I am glad he is dead.

I hope millions of people never listen to his music again.

do you wanna throw down brah?????

Turtyturd · 21-09-2015 05:17PM

What have the other Beatles done to deserve your scorn OP?

pmasterson95 · 21-09-2015 05:17PM

And here we observe a wild pc oversensitive flower confronted by a glimpse into something not pc. Que hysterics and palpitations.

lertsnim · 21-09-2015 05:17PM

John Lennon was a wanker. Breaking News

The_Valeyard · 21-09-2015 05:17PM

jamesbere wrote: »

Imagine there's no boards
It's easy if you try
No posts below us
Above us only mods
Imagine all the boardsie
Living for today...

Imagine there's no after hours
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to moan or complain for
And no water charges too
Imagine all the people
Living life so gay.

That's it, I'm off to read 'Catcher in the rye'. What's your address?

Robbo · 21-09-2015 05:22PM

He wasn't even the best drummer in the Plastic Ono Band.

Shocking Footage Of John Lennon Mocking The Disabled

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