1. 01-13-11 04:02 PM #1
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    'Money for Nothing' song banned in Canada for the word fa\*\*ot?? WTF?!

    Dire Straits Song Banned in Canada
    Updated: Thursday, 13 Jan 2011, 4:31 PM EST
    Published : Thursday, 13 Jan 2011, 4:31 PM EST

    (NewsCore) - "Money for Nothing" -- the 1980s hit song by British rockers Dire Straits -- has been banned from Canadian radio for containing lyrics deemed homophobic, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Thursday.

    The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled Wednesday that the use of the word "fa-gg-ot" in the song "contravenes the human rights clauses" of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code. The council had received a complaint from a listener.

    The ruling from the independent, non-governmental council added that the song would be acceptable for radio play if the offensive word was edited.

    "Money for Nothing" won the Grammy for the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with a Vocal in 1985 at the 28th annual Grammy Awards.

    The band sold more than 120 million albums in their 17 years together. They broke up in 1995.

    Read more: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

    Geez and we all thought the US was bad.
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  2. 01-13-11 04:04 PM #2
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    bad form canada
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  3. 01-13-11 04:04 PM #3
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    I guess they don't like that word
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  4. 01-13-11 04:08 PM #4
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    Has to be one of my all time favorite songs
    Canadians
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  5. 01-13-11 04:09 PM #5
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    Guess they didn't like the Flintstones either.
    Wouldn't want anyone to "have a gay old time".
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  6. 01-13-11 04:11 PM #6
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  7. 01-13-11 04:14 PM #7
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    Cant beat the Canadians.
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  8. 01-13-11 04:20 PM #8
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    So you bitch about people saying the n word but the word fa\*\*ot is ok, that's some good double standard right there
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  9. 01-13-11 04:25 PM #9
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    Did they ban south park over this:



    or this:

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  10. 01-13-11 04:36 PM #10
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    Canada is a country full of laid back people who normally mind their own business. Unfortunately, Canada is run by a bunch of busy-body sissies that don't have enough balls to stand up for themselves in real life, so they think everyone else is a sackless coward and needs protection from the government. It's sad. Pathetic. And I hope us in America can see the similarities between these vadge dune growing wusses and the pc jackwagons in our country that have slowly been taking over the government/academia. Do we want to end up like Canada?
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  11. 01-13-11 04:53 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy0607 View Post
    So you bitch about people saying the n word but the word fa\*\*ot is ok, that's some good double standard right there
    If niggardly is a bad word for a gambling forum faggoty should also be banned.
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  12. 01-13-11 05:03 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy0607 View Post
    So you bitch about people saying the n word but the word fa\*\*ot is ok, that's some good double standard right there
    Let's not go down that road again.
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  13. 01-13-11 05:06 PM #13
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    Political correctness run amok.

    **** that ******* *****.

    ****.
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  14. 01-13-11 05:12 PM #14
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    Lawls
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  15. 01-13-11 05:12 PM #15
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    oh Canada.
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  16. 01-13-11 05:26 PM #16
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    wow only took 26 years to figure out they didn't like it
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  17. 01-13-11 05:30 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy0607 View Post
    So you bitch about people saying the n word but the word fa\*\*ot is ok, that's some good double standard right there
    Is right.

    fa\*\*ot = ******, in the meaning they tend to generate.

    Great form by a mod.
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  18. 01-13-11 05:46 PM #18
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    How very gay of them to do this!
    Silly Canadians!!
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  19. 01-13-11 05:54 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    If niggardly is a bad word for a gambling forum faggoty should be also banned.
    A year later still fresh in the mind....
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  20. 01-13-11 05:55 PM #20
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    This is a spectacular decision handed down by one of the world's most progressive governments. I like the song but this sends the right message to songwriters that certain things just aren't appropriate for polite company. Will this finally spur SBR to equate the f-word with the n-word and treat them the same?
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  21. 01-13-11 06:15 PM #21
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    The words are not comparable. BUT, if faggt is banned i want sheep stumper to be banned also. since we are going down that road.

    Yellow also makes canucks sad.
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  22. 01-13-11 08:49 PM #22
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    faggoty is not banned. use this one instead.
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  23. 01-13-11 08:55 PM #23
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    That's ridiculous. The song has been around so long and is a classic. Got played constantly on MTV even with that word in it.

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  24. 01-13-11 08:56 PM #24
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  25. 01-13-11 09:01 PM #25
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    All this will do is make people hate gays more.
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  26. 01-13-11 09:03 PM #26
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    Damn it's cold here... if I wasn't so Niggardly I would turn up my furnace. To top it off... I just tossed my last Fagot into the fireplace.
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  27. 01-13-11 09:17 PM #27
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    i thought a f a g g o t is a cigarette ?
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  28. 01-13-11 09:35 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by katstale View Post
    The words are not comparable. BUT, if faggt is banned i want sheep stumper to be banned also. since we are going down that road.

    Yellow also makes canucks sad.
    ....the little fa\*\*ot is a millionaire! Its just banter, no hatred towards fags.

    I agree you can't compare the two words. They are both bad but its like saying WWII was the same as the Battle for the Falklands.
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  29. 01-13-11 09:35 PM #29
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    A "f\*g" is a cigarette but in the UK, not in the US.

    And fa\*\*ot is a horrible word, similar to ******, chink or whatever other racial slur there is.

    Too bad SBR is close-minded to accept this but then again, you have mods with shifted views of things.
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  30. 01-13-11 10:52 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoV View Post
    A "f\*g" is a cigarette but in the UK, not in the US.

    And fa\*\*ot is a horrible word, similar to ******, chink or whatever other racial slur there is.

    Too bad SBR is close-minded to accept this but then again, you have mods with shifted views of things.

    Closed-minded describes those who don't believe in freedom of speech.
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  31. 01-13-11 10:53 PM #31
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    Sad to see censorship like this north of the border.
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    The little fa\*\*ot's got his own jet airplane, the little fa\*\*ot is a millionaire!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by THE PROFIT View Post
    The little fa\*\*ot's got his own jet airplane, the little fa\*\*ot is a millionaire!!!
    Oh fuk!!! The word fa\*\*ot is censored here too!!!! You canadian motherfukers!!
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  34. 01-13-11 11:00 PM #34
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    at least the chicks are free... I have 5 of them myself...
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    If this is the case, I want every rap song with the work nig*er in it banned as well.
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