Thread: Trayvon Martin (pardon me if this subject is verboten.)

Originally Posted by ryanjewell

I really have no opinion on this (except I think it's unfortunate when anyone gets killed, whether by their own wrong doing or the shooter) until as much of it will be out in the open as possible...and even then, depending on what comes out...I still may not have any more of an opinion.

However, I think it's worth mentioning the tweet above are lyrics from a song called "Luxury Sport". Not exactly sure how questionable taste in music factors into the discussion at all...

Listening to music is one thing, posting the lyrics means that you like them and agree with them, IMO.

This song is about as racist as it gets.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

Listening to music is one thing, posting the lyrics means that you like them and agree with them, IMO.

This song is about as racist as it gets.

That is not entirely true. I'll happily sing along to my original bodycount cd containing the song 'cop killer'.
that doesn't mean I feel agree with killing cops or people in general.
I sing along to eminem songs and yet I am a good citizen and all-round nice guy with a big heart.

I know every Manowar song by heart and while I sometimes feel like killing my foes, spilling their blood and taking their women, I've never done so and consider it a bad idea in general. Listening to ACDC does no make me sex obsessed, and the fact that I listen to RAMMSTEIN does not make me a sicko.

Music is a funny thing, and everything has to be considered in context. The bare fact of listening to/singing along with lyrics does not mean people agree with them.

I THOUGHT SO! Bruno, the secret is out about you now. You are a racist cop killer!

Originally Posted by Bruno

That is not entirely true. I'll happily sing along to my original bodycount cd containing the song 'cop killer'.
that doesn't mean I feel agree with killing cops or people in general.
I sing along to eminem songs and yet I am a good citizen and all-round nice guy with a big heart.

I know every Manowar song by heart and while I sometimes feel like killing my foes, spilling their blood and taking their women, I've never done so and consider it a bad idea in general. Listening to ACDC does no make me sex obsessed, and the fact that I listen to RAMMSTEIN does not make me a sicko.

Music is a funny thing, and everything has to be considered in context. The bare fact of listening to/singing along with lyrics does not mean people agree with them.

If they really want to know what kind of kid Travon was, I agree with my wife, they need to ask his teachers.

I agree. The teachers are probably in the best position to really know what kind of kid he was.
Things like facebook and twitter require too much knowledge and context in order to make sense of it.
I have things on my facebook page that would give you a wrong impression at face value, just because someone who doesn't know me would not know when I really mean something, and when something is sarcastic, or hyperbole, or something else.

Originally Posted by Bruno

...........................I sometimes feel like killing my foes, spilling their blood and taking their women,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.

Damn Bruno,
you made me jump up and grab my Ka-Bar !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PQ6335puOc