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Gay slur in lyrics disqualifies Dire Straits hit from Canadian radio play - The Globe and Mail

I'm pissed off about this. This song was the first one I ever played air-guitar to at 6 or 7 years old, and it probably was a big influence in my calling to musicianship.

There is already an edited version of the song out there which has those lines removed. It was even on the HDCD best of release...

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There is already an edited version of the song out there which has those lines removed. It was even on the HDCD best of release...

Sure, but is that a reason to ban the original? I think the trouble I have with this is that the word is banned without respect to the context of the song's lyrics. I mean, the song ridicules people who use the word. Banning it seems to me to be a step in the direction of ignoring intolerance rather than fighting against it.

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