Eoghan McDermott wants Fairytale of New York Censored - Mod warning post 1

The Pheasant2 · 09-12-2018 1:51am

Midlife crisis man wrote: »

It's things like this that makes me hate society these days. Between this and Baby its Cold Outside and PETA with their bullshirt anti-animal phrases...

I have often heard Irish radio stations play Mylo - Drop The Pressure, especially before 9am while taking the kids to school with no bleeps for every time the song says MuthaFuka (which is a lot). Where is the outrage about Mylo?? Or Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines' rapey lyrics. We can't have double standards now. In fact let's ban music altogether.

Actually there was a good deal of controversy over that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurred_Lines#Controversies

worded · 09-12-2018 2:07am

Well I’m surprised a certain powerful group are not offended as well

“The Rare Old Mountain Jew”

sligojoek · 09-12-2018 2:30am

worded wrote: »

Well I’m surprised a certain powerful group are not offended as well

“The Rare Old Mountain Jew”

Jerichoholic · 09-12-2018 2:35am

It also promotes gambling in a positive light. Ban it.

mistersifter · 09-12-2018 2:37am

terrible portrayal of old men as drunks....BAN IT!

The_Honeybadger · 09-12-2018 4:09am

Hadn’t heard of this lad until I stumbled on this thread, Did a quick google. Seems to really fancy himself as representing the young hip Ireland. Jesus Christ what a tool!

I have a very low opinion of RTE generally speaking but I am glad they have rebutted this clowns cry for attention. They probably should have completely ignored him though.

Next thing he will be running for the Aras. Best nip it in the bud lest he get ideas I suppose.

Max Headroom · 09-12-2018 10:35am

Midlife crisis man wrote: »

Little drummer BOY. Did somebody just assume his gender. Ban the song

White Christmas......off we go then...:P

mr_edge_to_you · 09-12-2018 10:38am

“The boys, girls, transgender and gender fluid people of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay”

limnam · 09-12-2018 11:13am

Noticed ed sheeran changed it also on BBC Radio

It was from last year

Not sure if it was the BBC or not, do they usually bleep it ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOBvRs4btvE

limnam · 09-12-2018 11:24am

TOTP seem to leave it in

Different times..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l14aDp-4NKk

Mr.H · 09-12-2018 12:25pm

Thank christ the beatles arent around now or they would have been slaughtred. Ever hear of a song "woman is the (n word) of the world"?. Its all about rights and how we treat people. But im sure the precious ones wouldnt really give heed to that.

We live in the era of the offended. The problem is we molly coddled a whole generation of metros and milenials and it has breath vegan hipster feminists and meninists who think the best way to change something is exaggerate their feelings.

I mean ffs what if one of the many dictators of the world decide to go all Hitler. Are we going to cry about that offending us in some moronic way of thinking that will stop it? I mean grow up kids. Its ok to not like something.

If i have a client who tells me he hates foreigners and women, but he has a mental incapacity, should i get offended and make a legal complaint or do i just ignore it. Offense will happen peeps. Grow up get over it and look at the bigger picture. Of course stand up for yourself if you are being targeted. But a f'n song that is not targeting anyone, but telling a story?????

DanMurphy · 09-12-2018 12:49pm

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

“The boys, girls, transgender and gender fluid people of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay”

And the bells were ringin' out on Holly - Day'

DanMurphy · 09-12-2018 2:30pm

Part of Athlone Town, Co. Westmeath, is named '****** Hill.'
In case anyone gets offended, ******s (in my day) were sticks for kindling to light the fire.

Hence the name ****** Hill in Cornamaddy, Athlone, where folks went to collect kindling back in the day, I guess.

Suckit · 09-12-2018 2:40pm

DanMurphy wrote: »

Part of Athlone Town, Co. Westmeath, is named '****** Hill.'
In case anyone gets offended, ******s (in my day) were sticks for kindling to light the fire.

Hence the name ****** Hill in Cornamaddy, Athlone, where folks went to collect kindling back in the day, I guess.

https://goo.gl/maps/4v7S5PqR5A72
There is one in Cork too- https://goo.gl/maps/skBhSFUbhgD2
There's a yard in the UK - https://goo.gl/maps/MnhdnMufNXr
Close - https://goo.gl/maps/Rty1XQ8axjt
Lane - https://goo.gl/maps/DH7MfMfYXS72
Court in the USA - https://goo.gl/maps/Ps171YtE6Zw

A whole load of places (a lot more than that), will all have to be renamed. They can't continue. Burn them down get rid of all traces and start again. it's the only way.

DanMurphy · 09-12-2018 2:52pm

Well, we know where we can get the kindling ....!

mistersifter · 09-12-2018 3:55pm

Mr.H wrote: »

Thank christ the beatles arent around now or they would have been slaughtred. Ever hear of a song "woman is the (n word) of the world"?. Its all about rights and how we treat people. But im sure the precious ones wouldnt really give heed to that.

Thought of this tune when i saw this thread. It was Lennon solo. He did get some stick for it but he had no problem telling people where to go. Ironically it was a feminist song. The metoo lot might find themselves a bit conflicted.

Here's lennon talking about it - gives James Connolly "the great irishman" a mention and all!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYjEz441I4M

mikeym · 09-12-2018 10:48pm

The song was wrote in different times.

Why dont we ban rap songs while were at it.

CatFromHue · 09-12-2018 11:03pm

I don't think the rap thing is a valid comparrison as raps songs with bad language tend not to played on the radio before the watershed. Suggestove language yes, but not F, N, or even the other F bombs

colm_mcm · 09-12-2018 11:26pm

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

“The boys, girls, transgender and gender fluid people of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay”

LGBT choir?

limnam · 09-12-2018 11:30pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

LGBT choir?

Doesnt cover the fluid

yuridwyer · 09-12-2018 11:51pm

mfceiling wrote: »

"Offence is never given, it's taken... If you are offended by something, walk away. I'm offended by things all the time but I haven't got the right not to be offended, and remember this: just because someone is offended it doesn't mean they're right. "- Ricky Gervais

Gervais is always right when speaking seriously

sligojoek · 10-12-2018 12:48am

colm_mcm wrote: »

LGBT choir?

Close the thread.

NIMAN · 10-12-2018 9:17am

yuridwyer wrote: »

Gervais is always right when speaking seriously

Gervais, the great philosopher!

But he's right.

Max Headroom · 10-12-2018 9:28am

People choose to be offended..sadly it seems to be "on trend" these days...:rolleyes:

strandsman · 10-12-2018 10:46am

It seems to me that we are not allowed to say anything any more for fear of getting into trouble but we can do anything we want.... literally and expect to get away with it!! this world is going to eat itself up soon.

NIMAN · 10-12-2018 12:45pm

I would often put this clip up in debates like this.

Seen it quite a few years ago now, but its all 100% right.

It is OK to be offended.

10-12-2018 12:47pm

this thread should have had the op

a second post that stated only "who?"

and then locked

MorganIRL · 10-12-2018 12:59pm

NIMAN wrote: »

I would often put this clip up in debates like this.

Seen it quite a few years ago now, but its all 100% right.

It is OK to be offended.

This is brill, flood his Twitter account with this.

NIMAN · 16-12-2018 12:22am

As someone who wouldn't listen to his show, but had the misfortune to turn over to him today in the car, I was wondering if he ever discussed the backlash against him?

Or did he just let it go unmentioned, like the way D'arcy, Turbidy, Joe and Marion let the RTE wages' announcements go unmentioned?

limnam · 16-12-2018 12:26am

NIMAN wrote: »

As someone who wouldn't listen to his show, but had the misfortune to turn over to him today in the car, I was wondering if he ever discussed the backlash against him?

Or did he just let it go unmentioned, like the way D'arcy, Turbidy, Joe and Marion let the RTE wages' announcements go unmentioned?

Didn't come across anything, but when your sister is a social influencer I'm sure she gave him some tips on how to hide under the kitchen table until you fall of the #trending.

NIMAN · 16-12-2018 1:45am

He should at least have had the b@lls to acknowledge that the vast majority of people didn't agree with him.
He's still allowed to hold whatever views he wants, but he should not have just ignored it on this radio show.

If you're big enough to start demanding something, be big enough to know when the public doesn't agree with you.

applehunter · 16-12-2018 4:09am

Just back from my Christmas Party.

****** is just lyric.

Eoghan is just a ****,

Ash.J.Williams · 16-12-2018 12:50pm

He's obviously never read Tom sawyer, he'd cry

WoollyRedHat · 16-12-2018 12:50pm

Acting the maggot.

Ash.J.Williams · 16-12-2018 1:05pm

There's a hilarious pic of him in today's indo online

padd b1975 · 16-12-2018 1:06pm

NIMAN wrote: »

He should at least have had the b@lls to acknowledge that the vast majority of people didn't agree with him.
He's still allowed to hold whatever views he wants, but he should not have just ignored it on this radio show.

If you're big enough to start demanding something, be big enough to know when the public doesn't agree with you.

God bless your innocence.
That's just not how these loons roll.

Never will be.

Max Headroom · 16-12-2018 2:53pm

The publicity he's getting is priceless.....he's loving it..as posted above these people feed of this kind of stuff....

California Dreamer · 17-12-2018 5:30pm

I hope he also champions for the banning of Dire Straits - Money for nothing

"See the little ****** with the earring and the make up
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little ****** got his own jet airplane
That little ****** he's a millionaire"

worded · 17-12-2018 6:23pm

California Dreamer wrote: »

I hope he also champions for the banning of Dire Straits - Money for nothing

"See the little ****** with the earring and the make up
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little ****** got his own jet airplane
That little ****** he's a millionaire"

What do you get if you cross Chris Rea with Dire Straits ?

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DiaRea

Driving home quickly to get to the toilet

We have all been there

Ash.J.Williams · 17-12-2018 6:29pm

California Dreamer wrote: »

I hope he also champions for the banning of Dire Straits - Money for nothing

"See the little ****** with the earring and the make up
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little ****** got his own jet airplane
That little ****** he's a millionaire"

The band dealt with that years ago that's not the same as ftony

California Dreamer · 17-12-2018 6:57pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

The band dealt with that years ago that's not the same as ftony

But I am offended NOW!!!!!!

:rolleyes:

UrbanFret · 17-12-2018 7:07pm

A ******, in the meaning of "bundle", is an archaic English unit applied to bundles of certain items. Alternate spellings in Early Modern English include fagate, faget, fagett, ******t, fagot, fagatt, fagott, ffagott, and faggat.[1]

What a load of ****e.

Ash.J.Williams · 17-12-2018 7:35pm

Scorpions had a naked child on an album cover back in the day

Mena Mitty · 17-12-2018 7:41pm

I cringe when the whip is cracked on 'Sleigh Ride' Love listening to the 'clip clop' bit though. Ronan plays it every year.

Max Headroom · 17-12-2018 7:55pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Scorpions had a naked child on an album cover back in the day

So had Nirvana......oh the uproar...:rolleyes:

Is a picture of Elton John...on the cover of an Elton John album offensive to anyone....:P

Dan Jaman · 06-01-2019 3:42am

For the first year since that damned song became an earworm, I've managed to get through the entire festive season without hearing it.
Sometimes this involved fancy footwork, like punting the radio out of the window, or simply walking away quickly if it wasn't mine, as others take exception to me crushing and stamping on their possessions.

Ursus Horribilis · 06-01-2019 3:42pm

I've just been listening back to a podcast from Dave Fanning's show - it's an interview with his former producer Ian Wilson who is retiring. He started out booking bands when he was in Trinity College (The Clash, The Buzzcocks and The Chieftains got mentioned during the interview) and in time went on to 2FM. He came up with the idea of recording live sessions with up and coming bands because there was a studio lying empty in RTE. The first band they brought in was U2 because he wanted to see how a noisy rock band would fare out in there. Over the years all sorts of acts got a chance to do a session and some went on to better things. Later on he developed the dance music side of things on 2FM and ruffled feathers/made connections in the European Broadcasting Union.

Listening to him talk, I realised that this man of retirement age still has far more fire in his belly, more passion about new music and a belief that settling for banality is wrong than people half his age. Now we get clowns with fancy hair who get offended by a 30 year old song sung by fictional characters

Yaxley Peters · 06-01-2019 11:33pm

If Eoghan McDermott was sat next to me on a train, I'd move seats; rather than listen to this obnoxious trendy lecturing me on the latest social justice movement. He is only slightly less irritating than his sister (ya know, yer one from Dublin with a Manhattan accent). I've thought of a great new punishment for the dregs in Mountjoy: Make them visit the McDermott household for Christmas. A week there should be enough to turn them away from a life of crime.

Say Your Number · 07-01-2019 12:18am

Mod: Ok Christmas is over, I think this thread has run it's course.

Eoghan McDermott wants Fairytale of New York Censored - Mod warning post 1

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