tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post115935358602089506..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Mozart banned in case Muslims riot?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1159378672792694772006-09-27T18:37:00.000+01:002006-09-27T18:37:00.000+01:00Im just saying, it's a case of not exercising your...Im just saying, it's a case of not exercising your right (to walk through any part of manchester/to put on a show) in order to avoid trouble (getting the shit kicked out of you by scallies/getting the shit kicked out of you by Jihadis)<BR/><BR/>In both cases, it could be considered that you're "letting the scallies/Jihadis win"<BR/><BR/>Im not saying I agree - i say, put the show on and be damned.Glass Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087712694187125432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1159366426300549732006-09-27T15:13:00.000+01:002006-09-27T15:13:00.000+01:00Yes I said it was cancelled rather than banned. An...Yes I said it was cancelled rather than banned. And no, the comparison with walking through Moss Side is intellectually dishonest. It is not the same at all.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1159366106901038712006-09-27T15:08:00.000+01:002006-09-27T15:08:00.000+01:00It doesn't seem to have been "banned". The Deutsch...It doesn't seem to have been "banned". The Deutsche Oper has cancelled it to avoid trouble.<BR/><BR/>It may be appeasement but is it any different from deciding not to walk through Moss Side in Manchester in the middle of the night to avoid trouble?Glass Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087712694187125432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1159355939248852792006-09-27T12:18:00.000+01:002006-09-27T12:18:00.000+01:00if you take the piss out of Poseidon again I swear...if you take the piss out of Poseidon again I swear.....<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, you're probably right about artistic license. Although clearly its not just Mohammed in this scenario and others put on pedestal by religions.<BR/><BR/>End of the day it does not deserve to be banned on the grounds that one group might find it offensive. If you don't like, don't bloody buy a ticket for it.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.com