OH MY GOD THE N-WORD
Apr. 13, 2009 / Comments
We've seen a lot of comments from people focusing attention on the fact that "American Eulogy : Mass Hysteria" has the word "nigger" in it.
Let's not forget that Billie used "faggot" in American Idiot, and when using words that are loaded like that, he does it for a reason. In American Eulogy, he's using it in a quote, where I think he's talking about hurricane Katrina and how to some felt like the government wrote off the disasters severity because of class and race. Billie Joe knows how to use powerful words, negative or positive, to get the feelings across that he’s writing about. He’s not using it as a way to demean anyone, he’s using it to criticize the people who would say something like that.
I’ll be pretty bugged if a big deal is made about this when it’s released. I know the people who will flip out about it will not be the people who try to appreciate Billie’s writing for what it is. Not since ‘Warning’ have I felt that Billie Joe reached this far into the poetic side of writing. And I’m pretty happy and surprised about how dark this album feels. After reading the lyrics, you really can appreciate Billie Joe’s summary, "The best way I can describe it right now is that it's like an apocalyptic angry mob with a city on fire and flashing lights while making out with your girlfriend."
Lets make sure we don't have Kanye West on TV saying "Green Day doesn't care about black people"
The punch line is a natural disaster
And it's sung by the unemployed
Because the martyr is a compulsive liar
When he said
"It's just a bunch of niggers throwing gas into the hysteria"
And it's sung by the unemployed
Because the martyr is a compulsive liar
When he said
"It's just a bunch of niggers throwing gas into the hysteria"
Let's not forget that Billie used "faggot" in American Idiot, and when using words that are loaded like that, he does it for a reason. In American Eulogy, he's using it in a quote, where I think he's talking about hurricane Katrina and how to some felt like the government wrote off the disasters severity because of class and race. Billie Joe knows how to use powerful words, negative or positive, to get the feelings across that he’s writing about. He’s not using it as a way to demean anyone, he’s using it to criticize the people who would say something like that.
I’ll be pretty bugged if a big deal is made about this when it’s released. I know the people who will flip out about it will not be the people who try to appreciate Billie’s writing for what it is. Not since ‘Warning’ have I felt that Billie Joe reached this far into the poetic side of writing. And I’m pretty happy and surprised about how dark this album feels. After reading the lyrics, you really can appreciate Billie Joe’s summary, "The best way I can describe it right now is that it's like an apocalyptic angry mob with a city on fire and flashing lights while making out with your girlfriend."
Lets make sure we don't have Kanye West on TV saying "Green Day doesn't care about black people"
