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Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Zom Zom » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:15 pm

Seemingly, Universal have announced that 'Fat Bottomed Girls' will not be featured be among Queen's Greatest Hits when they upload the album on to the new streaming platform Yoto, aimed at younger listeners.

Brian May cannot understand the decision. He wrote the song in honour of 'the ladies with the fuller figure' and it is in no way derogative.
I assume Mika's 'Big Girls, You are Beautiful' will follow suit?

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by daveisaclaret » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:17 pm

Yoto is aimed at three year olds. Removing the song is not woke cancel culture, it's common sense.

There are no depths of stupidity people won't fall for if you pretend it's cancel culture, imo.
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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by claptrappers_union » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:18 pm

I wonder if the song was called ‘Big Bottomed Girls’ it would be different?

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by ClaretAndJew » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:19 pm

Nothing at all to do with Cancel Culture, what on Earth. Hahahaha.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Swizzlestick » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:20 pm

Maybe the song was dropped because it's total garbage?
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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by claptrappers_union » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:21 pm

Queen songs are generally written for children anyway. Never understood the appeal. Thats why there music is used in adverts.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Zom Zom » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:21 pm

daveisaclaret wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:17 pm
Yoto is aimed at three year olds. Removing the song is not woke cancel culture, it's common sense.

There are no depths of stupidity people won't fall for if you pretend it's cancel culture, imo.
Yoto isn't described as being for toddlers in the article, just for the 'younger listeners'. With that in mind, how many 3 year olds are going to request Seven Seas of Rhye?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment ... 12aa&ei=30

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by daveisaclaret » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:22 pm

Zom Zom wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:21 pm
Yoto isn't described as being for toddlers in the article, just for the 'younger listeners'. With that in mind, how many 3 year olds are going to request Seven Seas of Rhye?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment ... 12aa&ei=30
That's because the article is written to outrage morons.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by ClaretAndJew » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:23 pm

"Yoto Player plays audiobook stories, music, activities, sound effects, radio and podcasts for kids."

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Zom Zom » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:23 pm

daveisaclaret wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:22 pm
That's because the article is written to outrage morons.
Thanks for that. I shared a story I thought was interesting, and I'm a moron.
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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by dougcollins » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm

The worst part of this is subjecting three year olds to Queen.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by ClaretAndJew » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm

Zom Zom wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:23 pm
Thanks for that. I shared a story I thought was interesting, and I'm a moron.
To be fair you didn't share the story you made a comment on what had happened without discussing the context. That it's an app for kids, which is why it's not appropriate for that song to be on. Nothing to do with cancel culture. You're not a moron though.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by daveisaclaret » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm

Zom Zom wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:23 pm
Thanks for that. I shared a story I thought was interesting, and I'm a moron.
You've also imagined Brian May saying he can't understand it, to be fair.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by dougcollins » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:29 pm

I just read that as 'I'm a mormon'.

Have I been conditioned?
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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Volvoclaret » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:30 pm

What the **** are they going to do with "Tie Your Mother Down"?
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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Zom Zom » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:35 pm

daveisaclaret wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm
You've also imagined Brian May saying he can't understand it, to be fair.
It does say that at Daily Mail online, not at the link I provided, which I assume is the one I was originally taken to. I did still make an error however, as that Brain May quote is from some time ago.

This is the original link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... ction.html

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by martin_p » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:38 pm

Zom Zom wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:35 pm
It does say that at Daily Mail online, not at the link I provided, which I assume is the one I was originally taken to. I did still make an error however, as that Brain May quote is from some time ago.

This is the original link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... ction.html
I’m struggling to find any of the words you attribute to May as quotes from him in the article.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Zom Zom » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:41 pm

martin_p wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:38 pm
I’m struggling to find any of the words you attribute to May as quotes from him in the article.
That's what I have just alluded to. My bad.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Holmeclaret » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:55 pm

To be fair to the OP, the article doesn’t make the context clear but you’ve got to hand it to the Mail, they really do know what will outrage their audience and how to go about doing it.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Stayingup » Sun Aug 20, 2023 3:10 pm

dougcollins wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm
The worst part of this is subjecting three year olds to Queen.
Absolutely. They shoukd be educated with Rap. Oh I forgot the C!!! Drat.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:43 pm

Just checked my Queen Greatest hits CD… it’s still there. It’s also still on every streaming service if you look for it apart from the very specific one mentioned in the article and the reasons for that is stated.

Definitely a “fake news” (read lies) day

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Middle-agedClaret » Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:00 pm

Won’t be any Lizzo on that platform then.

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Re: Cancel culture, Queen's Greatest Hits

Post by Bosscat » Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:01 pm

Middle-agedClaret wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:00 pm
Won’t be any Lizzo on that platform then.
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