The attempt to censor contemporary culture through bans is currently impacting music. Right now it’s about a song from 1999 because racists discovered it. Many people are now outraged by the self-appointed ‘moral guardians’.
‘I will fly with you’ are the lyrics of a song that took the hearts of countless music fans around the world by storm in 1999. ‘L’amour toujours’, released by the Italian star DJ Gigi D’Agostino (55), is, as he himself emphasized on Sunday in the big ‘Krone’ interview, ‘about universal love and about people who are in love. the poor and feel united.”
Racists hijack song
Now, 25 years after its publication, people are in each other’s arms again, but united by a completely different idea. As reported, partygoers on the North Sea island of Sylt, in Carinthia and Lower Austria shouted racist slogans during the song. And replaced a musical series with “Germany for the Germans. Foreigners away!” A scandal whose consequences should actually be borne by those involved.
At least that’s what you think. Because now the DJ has to do it himself. Major radio stations no longer play his song, and Oktoberfest has also canceled it. UEFA banned the Austrian national team from using the song as a goal song at the European Championship. The “Cancel Culture” (see info box below) is back – and with a force that is unparalleled. However, the phenomenon is not new, as shown by many examples in recent years.
The anger spread to Winnetou and Karl May
An absurd fight against Winnetou in August 2022 caused particular displeasure among angry citizens. Book publishers and ARD were on the warpath against the legendary Apache chief. The outrage over the targeted hate speech against author Karl May was enormous. ‘These Wokies can help me. “Karl May is part of our culture, our childhood, our lives,” star actress Anja Kruse expressed her anger about the planned cancellation of the Winnetou adventures with Pierre Brice and Lex Barker on the TV screen.
Even James Bond was censored – that is, author Ian Fleming’s novels for containing ‘racist terms and offensive passages’. University prof. has no understanding for that. Günther Stocker: “Novels and stories should always be viewed in their historical context,” says the Viennese literature expert. “If the book is actually inhumane, the question arises as to why it should be republished at all. The practice of mere rewriting is an incompetence of the adult reader.”
But even children’s films or classics like “Peter Pan”, “The Jungle Book”, “The Simpsons” or “Dumbo” cartoons fell victim to censorship because they allegedly contained “many problematic scenes”…
That has to stop!
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
