Confession. I used to love Morrissey, in my teens, and up to recently I used to sport cardigans untl the moths had them. Still have loads of Smiths singles, L.P's, and even some of his solo stuff.
I've always been aware he's been a rather contentious sod, that was his beauty I guess, one who was never shy of expressing his opinions ,from his loathing of Margaret Thatcher, the Royal Family, his passionate devotion to animal rights, which marked him out as him as an outsider, but recently this expats opinions really have been getting beyond the pale.
His recent outbursts have seen him swapping Thatcher baiting for muslim baiting and can be viewed at his his own blog https://www.morrisseycentral.com/ where he tells us Hitler was left-wing. halal meat is certified by Isis,a process which he describes as "evil" and which should be banned. He also calls for the outlawing of jewish kosher meat preparation. which he says is "very cruel."A message from the Nazi BNP and EDL in Britain to Marine Le Pen's Front National in France issues that have acted as dog whistles for their Nazi followers.
He has also recently rounded on Sadiq Khan, the Asian Mayor of London, accusing him of being in charade of a "debased" city and claiming he "cannot talk properly" And that the black woman shadow home secretary, who has been the subject of outrageous racist abuse, that reached a peak during last years election campaign, is dismissed with a sneer that "even Tesco wouldn't employ Dianne Abbot, and that the acid attacks in London are and are ' are all non-white, and even tells us we should all vote for Britain,https://www.forbritain.uk/ a party founded by far right ex UKIP leadership candidate Anne Marie Waters, who Morrissey thinks believes in "British heritage" and "freedom of speech" and that she "wants everyone in the UK to live under the same law"- as if something like ' British heritage' is a fixed, inherent truth rather than totally nebulous and subjective concept, or that the UK's laws don't reflect the ideological prejudices of the ruling class, who design and enforce them. Even Nigel Farage, branded Morrissey's fave party as a bunch of Nazis and racists."
Now this master of melancholy, has caused outrage online again for voicing his support for Stephen Yaxley -Lennon, or Tommy Robinson, his nom de Nazi, https://teifidancer-teifidancer.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-trouble-with-tommy-robinson.html who is currently in prison for seriously jeapordising a trial that should see child rapists and torturers rightfully punished, who through his actions put the victims at risk. Morrisey descibed the jailing of this right wing thug as "shocking" saying jailing him for breaking contempt laws by filming outside a court was an example of how Britain;s biggest political parties are against freedom of expression'
"It's very obvious that Labour or the Tories do not believe in free speech, " he said "I mean look at the shocking treatment of Tommy Robinson."
In the interest of free speech, it's worth noting that its simply tiresome that Morrissey continually uses the vaque notion of free thinking to voice support for individuals and parties deny the freedom and humanity of others, sich as For Britain's manifesto proposal for a ban on burqas. Morrissey has frequently denied that he is a racist, recently publishing an essay with the words " I despise racism" and I despise fascism. ".https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/i-ve-been-dreaming-of-a-time-when-the-english-are-sick-to-death-of-labour-and-tories.
Then again, anyone can say they're not something, its another thing for their actions to demonstrate this. Heaven knows I'm miserable now, the light has truly gone out, a voice I once loved really seems to have gone full gammon. As one twitter user remarked "It's so sad that someone with the talent and legacy of Morrissey can only reclain a desperate piece of monetry attantion by saying redundant, needlessly provocative things. He thinks he's the unshaken voice of the streets, but he hasn't lived on them for decades. " Now a mere mouthpiece for racism, I only only wish now his bigmouth would shut up.I was once the kind of fan who could remember an old Morrissey B-side, called "Get off the stage2, which evoked a singer who had outived his welome and turned into an embarrassment :"Oh, you silly man/ You silly old man/ You're making a fool of yourself' So get off the stage", I never thought the day would come that I wished Morrissey would heed his own advice. But sadly that day has come. Viva diversity, viva tolerance but goodbye to hate.
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