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‘We’re ALL racist now!’ Morrissey claims term has been stripped of meaning by ‘Loony left’
MORRISSEY has declared the word “racist” has become meaningless in today’s society because it is so widely used as a “way of changing the subject”.
By Harvey Gavin
PUBLISHED: 06:28, Wed, Apr 18, 2018 | UPDATED: 08:29, Wed, Apr 18, 2018
Morrissey declared the word ‘racist’ has become meaningless in a recent interview
In an wide-ranging interview covering everything from the recent spate of violence in London to his views on animal rights, the former Smiths frontman hit out at the “modern Loony Left” and said people were quick to accuse others of being bigoted to avoid answering tough questions.
The singer said it was far easier to “distract” by calling people a racist than to listen to or argue against their “enlightened” comments.
Asked for his thoughts on a “question of racism” which has “always chased you through the press”, Morrissey said: “People accuse, yes, but they can’t penetrate or illuminate.”
He went on to describe what he called a series of “slurs” published by music magazine NME which he said were designed to “turn my audience against me”.
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But of course, we are all called racist now, and the word is actually meaningless. It’s just a way of changing the subject
Morrissey
He added: “And as far as racism goes, the modern loony left seem to forget that Hitler was left wing!
“But of course, we are all called racist now, and the word is actually meaningless. It’s just a way of changing the subject.
“When someone calls you racist, what they are saying is ‘hmm, you actually have a point, and I don’t know how to answer it, so perhaps if I distract you by calling you a bigot we’ll both forget how enlightened your comment was’.”
Morrissey, 58, also blasted London mayor Sadiq Kahn for his record on violent crime in the capital and claimed “we now live in the Age of Atrocity” because of the rise in acid attacks.
In an interview with American music magazine Spin published on his new site Morrissey Central, the singer said: “London is second only to Bangladesh for acid attacks.
“All of the attacks are non-white, and so they cannot be truthfully addressed by the British Government or the Met Police or the BBC because of political correctness.
“What this means is that the perpetrator is considered to be as much of a victim as the actual victim.”
Latest figures from the London Metropolitan Police show a sharp rise in acid attacks in recent years.
Morrissey said London mayor Sadiq Kahn 'cannot talk properly'
Authorities logged 465 such attacks in 2017 - the most ever recorded.
This was up from 395 the previous year, which in turn was up from 255 in 2015.
Morrissey went on to attack Mayor of London Mr Khan personally, saying he “cannot talk properly”.
He said: “The Mayor of London tells us about ‘Neighborhood policin’ - what is ‘policin’?
“He tells us London is an ‘amazin’ city. What is ‘amazin’? This is the Mayor of London! And he cannot talk properly!
“I saw an interview where he was discussing mental health, and he repeatedly said ‘men’el’… he could not say the words ‘mental health’. The Mayor of London!”
‘We’re ALL racist now!’ Morrissey claims term has been stripped of meaning by ‘Loony left’
MORRISSEY has declared the word “racist” has become meaningless in today’s society because it is so widely used as a “way of changing the subject”.
By Harvey Gavin
PUBLISHED: 06:28, Wed, Apr 18, 2018 | UPDATED: 08:29, Wed, Apr 18, 2018
Morrissey declared the word ‘racist’ has become meaningless in a recent interview
In an wide-ranging interview covering everything from the recent spate of violence in London to his views on animal rights, the former Smiths frontman hit out at the “modern Loony Left” and said people were quick to accuse others of being bigoted to avoid answering tough questions.
The singer said it was far easier to “distract” by calling people a racist than to listen to or argue against their “enlightened” comments.
Asked for his thoughts on a “question of racism” which has “always chased you through the press”, Morrissey said: “People accuse, yes, but they can’t penetrate or illuminate.”
He went on to describe what he called a series of “slurs” published by music magazine NME which he said were designed to “turn my audience against me”.
Related articles
But of course, we are all called racist now, and the word is actually meaningless. It’s just a way of changing the subject
Morrissey
He added: “And as far as racism goes, the modern loony left seem to forget that Hitler was left wing!
“But of course, we are all called racist now, and the word is actually meaningless. It’s just a way of changing the subject.
“When someone calls you racist, what they are saying is ‘hmm, you actually have a point, and I don’t know how to answer it, so perhaps if I distract you by calling you a bigot we’ll both forget how enlightened your comment was’.”
Morrissey, 58, also blasted London mayor Sadiq Kahn for his record on violent crime in the capital and claimed “we now live in the Age of Atrocity” because of the rise in acid attacks.
In an interview with American music magazine Spin published on his new site Morrissey Central, the singer said: “London is second only to Bangladesh for acid attacks.
“All of the attacks are non-white, and so they cannot be truthfully addressed by the British Government or the Met Police or the BBC because of political correctness.
“What this means is that the perpetrator is considered to be as much of a victim as the actual victim.”
Latest figures from the London Metropolitan Police show a sharp rise in acid attacks in recent years.
Morrissey said London mayor Sadiq Kahn 'cannot talk properly'
Authorities logged 465 such attacks in 2017 - the most ever recorded.
This was up from 395 the previous year, which in turn was up from 255 in 2015.
Morrissey went on to attack Mayor of London Mr Khan personally, saying he “cannot talk properly”.
He said: “The Mayor of London tells us about ‘Neighborhood policin’ - what is ‘policin’?
“He tells us London is an ‘amazin’ city. What is ‘amazin’? This is the Mayor of London! And he cannot talk properly!
“I saw an interview where he was discussing mental health, and he repeatedly said ‘men’el’… he could not say the words ‘mental health’. The Mayor of London!”