The writers call the Paul McCarney and Stevie Wonder song 'naïve' compared to the 'woke factions of today's cultural discourse'
In a Thursday hot take, USA Today listed off twenty classic songs, including anti-racism and charitable songs, and deemed them "politically incorrect."
"There's nothing like hearing a song come on the radio or flicker across a Spotify playlist that you haven't encountered in a while, and realizing, "Was this song always this offensive?" the authors write. "The answer: Yes, it probably was."
The reason why some of the songs might be considered offensive are pretty straightforward, such as Nirvana's "Rape Me." But even well-meaning songs were declared offensive, such as Live Aid's "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" USA Today acknowledges the song was written to raise money for the 1980's Ethiopian famine, but complains the group "did it with a song that declares the entire continent of Africa is bereft of water, trees or joy."
Even "Ebony and Ivory," the 1982 anti-racism collaboration recorded by Paul McCarney and Stevie Wonder, was declared politically incorrect for not being "woke" enough.
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4 comments:
What is this "woke" crap????
"What is this "woke" crap????"...
It's Auntie Maxine's idea of being aware and on top of the issues.
But in reality, it's another form of PC stupidity.
This tends to happen more and more on college campuses where the inhabitants are educated well beyond their intellect.
The biggest problem at this point is that too many people still care what these idiots think.
If they were really 'woke', they would see political correctness for what it is.. manipulation taken to the point of fascism.
I never liked that song, just because it was a crappy piece of pop goofiness. Back then, you couldn't turn on the radio without hearing it every hour, it seemed. And then there was the sucky video!
Awful song, nice sentiment, made them both a ton of money.
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