Reginald Dwight has become the latest pampered pop star to whine about his inability to...whine.
In an interview for New York magazine, Sir Reggie claims that:
...stars are scared to speak out against war in Iraq because of "bullying tactics" used by the US government to hinder free speech.
He, true to form, offers no specific examples of these tactics but instead goes on to show his incredible ignorance with statements like this:
"As of this spring, there have been virtually no anti-war concerts--or anti-war songs that catch on, for that matter," he said.
Note that he's not complaining about the lack of anti-war songs just that no such songs have caught on. Which of the U.S. government's "bullying tactics" are we to believe is responsible for this?
Reg goes on to say:
"On the one hand, you have someone like Toby Keith, who has come out and been very supportive of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq ...on the other hand, the Dixie Chicks got shot down in flames last year for criticising the president. They were treated like they were being un-American, when in fact they have every right to say whatever they want about him because he's freely elected, and therefore accountable."
Apparently, while Bush must be held accountable for his actions (and rightly so) wankers like Reginald must have free reign to say any hateful thing they wish without fear of that message being rejected by the American people. It ain't censorship, Reg. It's called good taste.
The article concludes with this statement:
Sir Elton is currently in New York playing a series of concerts.
At these concerts (on American soil, mind you) Sir Reggie will have a captive audience of several thousand fans to whom he can spout any sort of nonsense he wishes. Sure sounds like censorship to me.
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