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Newsflash: “Jingle Bells” is a RACIST Song

December 17, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Jingle Bells, Racist

Hold on. How could “Jingle Bells,” the most innocuous of all Christmas songs, be in any way racist? Let’s start

Time to Revisit This: 10 Hit Songs from the Past That Would be Judged Politically Incorrect, Inappropriate or Even Racist Today

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 Alan Cross 18 Comments Alice Cooper, Beatles, Cher, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Inappropriate, Insensitive, Mungo Jerry, Politically Incorrect, Racist, Randy Newman, Ringo Star, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, The Cure, The Vapours

Harvey Weinstein. Charlie Rose. Matt Lauer. Kevin Spacey. Al Franken. The list of famous men accused of sexual misdemeanors of

Controversy Music News

Is This Old Steve Martin Music Video Racist?

November 22, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment King Tut, Racist, Steve Martin

When Steve Martin was still in his Wild and Crazy Guy phase in the late 70s, he jumped on the

Hint: Never Scream “White Power” at Your Gig

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Pantera, Phil Anselmo, Racist

Let’s just hope Phil Anselmo of Pantera had lost his mind at the end of the annual Dimebag Darrell event

A History of Hate Rock

June 25, 2015June 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dylann Roof, Hate Rock, Racist, White Power

With the US struggling with yet another mass shooting, there’s much discussion of what motivates people to do such horrible