Fairytale of New York

[jimharri]

It's Irish for a lazy person, so they can take their offence on this one and fuck off. I'm offended that stupid **** McDermott couldn't be arsed to see what a word meant in Irish that was used by an Irish songwriter. If he wants to use Americanisms why doesn't he fucking emigrate there?

Not a fan of Mrs McDermott's lad then?

 

[aguero93:20]

Not a fan of Mrs McDermott's lad then?

Not usually and even less so now. He's supposedly an Irish speaker, so either he's talking shite or courting controversy.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Don't switch off! A DJ over here on RTE 2FM, Eoghan McDermott, has called for the song to be censored, claiming that the word "faggot" is offensive to members of the gay community;

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/...n-mcdermott-fairytale-of-new-york-censored/se days

So; what do you reckon blues? We're living in more enlightened times these days. Should the song be censored/bleeped? Me? I'd ban the whole bloody song. It's a good song, but it's played to death over the next three or four weeks.

This has been going on for a few days mate - its bollox - its also offensive to the minced offal meat ball in gravy community too but they don't bang on about it.

 

[pudge]

Should be banned on the basis of being shite alone.

 

[jimharri]

This has been going on for a few days mate - its bollox - its also offensive to the minced offal meat ball in gravy community too but they don't bang on about it.

I realise I'm a bit late to the party (nothing new there!), but I'd imagined that it had already been raised on here. Had a quick butcher's at the first two or three pages down here and couldn't see anything.

 

[bluethrunthru]

I realise I'm a bit late to the party (nothing new there!), but I'd imagined that it had already been raised on here. Had a quick butcher's at the first two or three pages down here and couldn't see anything.

no soz - not on here but I heard it last week - my son told me Weds or Thurs there was a move to ban it because of the reference to faggot which amused him coz he likes the song, is gay and isn't offended !! He's not a fan of the meaty gravy soaked Mr Brains ones though and that offends me !!

 

[newfaceinhell]

I heard two faggots discussing the song on a radio station, " its my favourite Xmas song, pity about that word" grow up you cvnts.

 

[Bill Walker]

1984 is really happening.

Fewer words (smaller vocabulary)
No books
History rewritten
The adoption of Newspeak (where certain words are illegal)

 

[citytilllidie]

Don't switch off! A DJ over here on RTE 2FM, Eoghan McDermott, has called for the song to be censored, claiming that the word "faggot" is offensive to members of the gay community;

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/...n-mcdermott-fairytale-of-new-york-censored/se days

So; what do you reckon blues? We're living in more enlightened times these days. Should the song be censored/bleeped? Me? I'd ban the whole bloody song. It's a good song, but it's played to death over the next three or four weeks.

The best Christmas song ever. But like you state, will be sick of hearing it way before Christmas

 

[aguero93:20]

1984 is really happening.

Fewer words (smaller vocabulary)
No books
History rewritten
The adoption of Newspeak (where certain words are illegal)

Australia hasn't been wiped out yet though.