badhat wrote:Ersaph wrote:Question for Smiths fan: What was the earliest incident of Morrissey expressing an explicitly racist viewpoint?
i used to think it was "bengali in platforms" but it turns out it goes back further than thatIn 1984 Morrissey famously said "all reggae is vile" in what may seem an innocent comment in isolation, yet it takes a more sinister form when considered amongst his consistent diatribe of bigotry. For example, a biography of the early formation of The Nosebleeds points out that around the same time Morrissey declared, "I don't hate Pakistanis, but I dislike them immensely." There is no nuance to be examined there. Morrissey had a brief punk career before stepping out with The Smiths, which included a band called Slaughter and the Dogs, which gathered a number of skinhead and suedehead fans.
so the board has venerated a complete piece of shit for years