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Morrissey hits out at ‘The Simpsons’ after being sent up in new episode: “They are unapologetically hurtful and racist”
nme ^
Posted on 04/19/2021 7:22:29 AM PDT by mylife
Morrissey has hit out at The Simpsons, after The Smiths were sent up in the show’s latest episode.
The episode, titled Panic On The Streets of Springfield, aired last night (April 19), and saw Lisa getting a new imaginary friend – a depressed indie singer from 1980s Britain.
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While the show stopped short of getting Morrissey onboard to voice the character, they instead enlisted the services of Benedict Cumberbatch to voice him, alongside a series of 80s-inspired songs written by Flight Of The Conchords Bret McKenzie.
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Hours after the episode aired, a statement on Morrissey’s Facebook page said the show had taken a “turn for the worst” in recent years.
“Surprising what a “turn for the worst“ the writing for The Simpson’s tv show has taken in recent years,” the statement said.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: benedictcumberbatch; bretmckenzie; facebook; flightoftheconchords; morrissey; thesimpsons; thesmiths
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To: Blurb2350
I just tried to listen to some of his stuff.
Just. No.
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:49:30 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
To: mylife
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:50:36 AM PDT
by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
To: mylife
The episode, titled "Panic On The Streets of Springfield", aired last night (April 19), and saw Lisa getting a new imaginary friend – a depressed indie singer from 1980s Britain.Love it! Fits the gloomy Morrissey to a tee.
Morrissey needs to loosen up a bit. Being wound up so tightly can't be a good way to go through life.
I find that the best people are those with a good sense of humor who can laugh at themselves and not take themselves so seriously all the time.
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:50:53 AM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
To: mylife
Morrisey was a whiny soy-boy before anybody knew what a whiny soy-boy was.
To: PGR88
FTA: ....and is still a serious vegan and strong supporter for animal rights.
I like vegetables next to my steak.
To: Blurb2350
Morrissey is king of the “moaning homo” genre. Savagely on point.
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:55:21 AM PDT
by
Noumenon
(The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
To: mylife
He should be thrilled to have his name and music introduced to the grandchildren of his peers.
To: Salamander
Maybe he hasn’t watched it lately.
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:57:19 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:57:45 AM PDT
by
PfromHoGro
(Orwell was optimistic.)
To: Blurb2350
REM had bigger hits and therefore own the genre
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posted on
04/19/2021 7:58:08 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: PfromHoGro
To: Blurb2350
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:00:50 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: a fool in paradise
Yeh, but, they are from Athens,Ga....so that negates everything.
To: PfromHoGro
To: Conan the Librarian
Between REM and the B-52s, was everybody in Athens gay in the 80s?
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:02:20 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
Only ATHENS GA INSIDE/OUT knows for sure
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:06:42 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: mylife
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t the simpsons about a white guy who is so abysmally ignorant, unfathomably stupid that all of the other characters appear brilliant by comparison? Isn’t it the ultimate racist commentary against white people?
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:16:57 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: mylife
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:40:25 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: mylife
“Morrisey’s butt hurts, good on Benedict..”
Get a life.
Simpsons is not something you should be defending or admiring.
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:45:22 AM PDT
by
ifinnegan
( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: mylife
who? some brit wanker has been that i’d think would be an honor to be spoofed by the boys... feh
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posted on
04/19/2021 8:54:49 AM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there is no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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