What happened to the spirit of punk?
After the dinky butthurts criticised their choice of name, British punk band Slaves bent down, grabbed their ankles, and changed it to Soft Play. Very punk. Not.
A statement added: "We want to sincerely apologise to anyone we've offended." The name caused controversy when the group made their breakthrough in 2014/15, with The Fader publishing an article headlined: "Why Would A Band Of White Dudes Name Themselves Slaves?"
I thought causing offence was part of the punk shtick, if not the whole point. (confused)
Besides, cretins at The Fader and on Twitter seem to be labouring under the misconception that only non-white people have ever been enslaved. Or that slave
is enshrined within the North Atlantic trade in enslaved Africans, and should somehow remain sacrosanct. These people are mithering buffoons.
All that said, it's just as well Johnny Rotten's not dead, or he'd be turning in his grave. As it is, I hope he's pissing himself laughing at these jokers.
For the benefit of Samantha Urbani, and her fellow mouth-breathers: people from all races have been enslaved throughout the centuries. Even white people.
Presumably, Grace Jones won't have to appease the flapperati by renaming Slave to the Rhythm, because she's black.