Morrissey Says Fast Food Is Worse Than Norway Massacre

[meegbear]

Quaintly-racist Irish folk singer Morrissey is at it again. Unfortunately "it" is not "singing weepy ballads to sad sack college English majors." Morrissey compared the Norway massacre to fast food at a show.

Here's what Morrissey, a vegan and animal rights crusader, had to say before singing his classic "Meat is Murder" at a concert in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday:

"We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown, with 97 dead (sic).

Though that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald's and Kentucky Fried s—- every day."

What was going through Morrissey's foggy moor of a mind with this comment? Was he trying to make his audience so revolted by him that they would lose their appetite for delicious Wendy's Spicy Chicken sandwiches? If so, success.

Morrissey and Glenn Beck ought to do a tour together where they go around and shit on the victims of the latest heart-wrenching tragedy before the tears on their parents' faces even have a chance to dry. Shut up, Morrissey.

http://gawker.com/5825554/morrissey-says-fast-food-is-worse-than-norway-massacre

[musette_sf]

1. Beavis & Butt-Head Explain It All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WON-Gw1KgAY

:Butt-head: This is really beginning to piss me off, Beavis.
:Beavis: Yeah, really!
:Butt-head: Get off the ground and stop whining, you wuss!
:Beavis: Get up! Get up, stand up straight, and quit acting like a wuss! Quit whining, go out and get a job and some good clothes!
:Butt-head: You tell him, Beavis!
:Beavis: Yeah, yeah, yeah! And another thing, stay away from those rocks!

[marmar]

2. I really like some of Morrissey's music......but I'm convinced he has some brain-wasting disease.

nt

[myrna minx]

3. That's our Moz.

:D

[trumad]

6. Yeah---funny

:eyes:

[The Straight Story]

4. He is the Glen Beck of music

:)

[slackmaster]

5. That's one of the more meaningless and idiotic of all the meaningless, idiotic comparisons I've seen

...so far today.

[phleshdef]

7. Robert Smith: "If Morrissey says not to eat meat then Ill eat meat, thats how much I HATE Morrissey"

You have to be pretty unbearable for a nice guy like Robert Smith to hate you.

[EOTE]

14. I've never heard that quote before. That's awesome.

And yes, I can't imagine Robert Smith hating anyone. Morrissey must be an uber-douche.

[phleshdef]

15. Smith also once said "Morrissey’s so depressing, if he doesn’t kill himself soon, I probably will"

and “The press tries to portray me as a gloom-and-doom-singer. But take a look at Morrissey! That man is a professional complainer!”

They had a feud going for awhile. Morrissey went off on the Cure in an interview back in the 80s and that started the whole thing. Robert Smith has verbally punched him in the face several times since.

[EOTE]

21. At least the Cure is fun. Though some of the songs are a bit emo-ish for my tastes.

Robert Smith is a great and creative singer. Even when listening to the Cure songs I'm less fond of, I never feel like opening up a vein.

[hifiguy]

8. What a putz. nt

[SidDithers]

9. But heaven knows I'm miserable now...nt

Sid

[LoZoccolo]

12. Maybe he'll say that he was only joking when he said that. n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

10. Morrissey on immigration:

"With the issue of immigration, it's very difficult because, although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears.If you walk through Knightsbridge on any bland day of the week you won't hear an English accent. You'll hear every accent under the sun apart from the British accent. England is a memory now. The gates are flooded and anybody can have access to England and join in."
A real lover of life he is....

[Poll_Blind]

11. That guy holds more grudges than lonely high-court judges...

:hide:

PB

[Nye Bevan]

13. Morrissey is a "twat", according to experts.

[renate]

20. that's AWESOME

I love those little subheadings!

Where did you find this? Does England have a version of The Onion?

[Nye Bevan]

27. It's from Viz Comic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viz_%28comic%29

Generally much more juvenile and less topical than the Onion, and very British type humor.

[catzies]

40. Then you might also like this:

[marions ghost]

16. he's right about one thing

"fast-food kills." And many more people than the massacre.

In these times where it's harder and harder to get attention, or attention to your cause, we can expect more of this crass opportunism from attention whores. Celebrities can speak their minds...with a freedom we can only envy.

[Shandris]

22. If your 'cause' needs attention SO BADLY that the only way to ...

...get it is comparing it with the mass murder of innocent people...

...maybe the problem is inherent in your Cause. Maybe it's not that people haven't heard it, it's that they've heard it and moved on to something a bit more sane. Seriously, pick you damn battles. Veganism isn't going to get adopted by a small fraction of the world's populace, let alone any large majority of it. PEOPLE HATE THAT SHIT, and screaming 'Fast Food Kills!!1!11!!1eleven!!' at the top of your lungs is only convincing them that indeed, you ~are~ batshit insane.

(Note: Use of the word 'you' is not directed at the poster, Marion's Ghost, but instead used in the generic sense.)

[marions ghost]

35. Disagree--the problem isn't The Cause itself

...it's the use of a terrible unspeakable tragedy to promote your Cause (especially so close in time).

"Fast Food Kills" -- this is true--it's a slow death in humans.

Too much fats, sugar, chemicals, dairy, etc in it, but fast food is not the biggest use of meat products. A lot of the stuff is mixed with highly processed soybean meal, which is not so good for you either. The main offender in pizzas is way too much cheese.

Anybody who thinks the meat industry is just fine & dandy should read Michael Pollan's "Omnivore's Dilemma"--it doesn't promote vegetarianism, but illustrates why you might question meat-eating from many different perspectives. The way we treat animals in this country IS an abomination (--I am not a vegetarian, just don't eat much meat or dairy).

Many Causes are not going to be adopted by the world, but this doesn't make them unworthy causes.

[Avalux]

25. And.....meat is murder.

Remember that?

Meat Is Murder was more strident and political than its predecessor, including the pro-vegetarian title track (Morrissey forbade the rest of the group from being photographed eating meat), the light-hearted "Nowhere Fast" and the anti-corporal punishment "The Headmaster Ritual" and "Barbarism Begins at Home". Musically, the band had grown more adventurous, with Marr adding rockabilly riffs to "Rusholme Ruffians" and Rourke playing a funk bass on "Barbarism Begins at Home".

Morrissey also brought a political stance to many of his interviews, courting further controversy. Among his targets were the Thatcher administration, the monarchy, and Band Aid. Morrissey famously quipped of the last, "One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of England."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Is_Murder

[marions ghost]

32. thanks for the memories

don't get me wrong--I know they were brilliant & whatever M says doesn't take that away. Also I am FINE with political art & music, no matter how strident. It's a positive place to put anger and frustration --these songs get people to think about stuff bigger than themselves, whether they agree or not. All for the better. But a statement about the Norway killings, linking it to your pet cause right now seems crass and insensitive (and he's all about sensitivity, right?) But rock stars do this...and I can separate it from their music & overall contribution. :) point taken

[Avalux]

34. Morrisey has always been insentive.

He's an egomaniac and most of his statements through the years have been crass, without caring if he pisses people off. And I agree - I don't have to like him personally to love The Smiths and the music. :hi:

[marions ghost]

41. lemme correct that

sensitivity:sarcasm:

We agree :hi:

[Codeine]

17. I still love him, even when he's a douchebag. nt

[meegbear]

19. +1

[Arugula Latte]

29. Anyone who had a hand in "How Soon Is Now" gets a lot of slack in my book.

And Johnny Marr is a god.

[jmowreader]

42. Change "when" to "though" and you've got something

Morrissey seems stuck in permanent douchebag mode.

[lapislzi]

18. Who cares? n/t

[Vanje]

23. IDIOT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDo-T5rHLk

[Avalux]

24. Irish Folk Singer??? That's funny.

And, I would say this comment isn't any different than comments he's made in the past; people told him to shut up then - when he was the front man for one of the best bands of its era - a band that was definitely not folksy.

[Arugula Latte]

26. I know. FOLK singer?

What the...?

Love the Smiths, even though Moz is a bit of a creep.

[KamaAina]

28. My favorite abolitionist vegan just died a little inside

She would never stoop as low as that!

[IcyPeas]

30. also, eating fast food is voluntary, being massacred - not so much

[Forkboy]

31. I have to recuse myself from this confab as I still listen to Burzum.

Who makes Morrissey seem like an all around good chap.

[BNJMN]

33. I still like him. Humans act like they're the only species on the planet that matters. [nt]

Plus, his lyrics have been getting better lately...

[Taverner]

36. Morrissey is a racist twit

[WCGreen]

37. I never got the whole Girlfriend in a Coma thing....

I just thought he was calling attention to himself because he couldn't make it as a crooner...

[MattBaggins]

38. He is the grandaddy of emo

[WCGreen]

39. He sounds like a grumpy old grandpa...

[flvegan]

43. While maybe "too soon" inappropriate

he made two statements. Both are true. Like it or not, both of them are true.