"Nova Scotia’s rookie energy minister is apologizing for decade-old song lyrics that even he admits were ridiculous" (https://nationalpost.com/news/halifax-group-energy-ministers-old-songs)
"Marco MacLeod — who is 37 and was named to cabinet in May — wrote and recorded four songs that were released in 2013, when he was in his mid-20s. They came to light recently in Frank Magazine, and have been seized on by a Halifax women’s organization as being misogynistic."
"The PC caucus said in an email to National Post that MacLeod has never made money from the songs, and they are not autobiographical. MacLeod is facing calls to resign."
A woman's group found something misogynistic? Quel surprise. Those dishes aren't going to wash themselves, ladies.
See, that was an example of chauvinistic humour, not misogynistic. The difference? Misogyny is a hatred towards women and I don't hate women, at all. As the great Steve Martin once said, "I believe you should place a woman on a pedestal - high enough so you can look up her dress".
Adsum, short for Ad Nauseum, is a Halifax organization that provides emergency shelter and housing, and hates people with hobbies, and men. Isn't that called Misandry? Anyways, while not being as inclusive as they claim on their website, Adsum said in a statement that they were "“sickened to learn of energy minister, Marco MacLeod’s writing, recording and releasing of several violent and misogynistic songs.” "Regardless of age, the group said, “holding these beliefs and disseminating this type of content should disqualify an individual from public office.”"
If only the gals at Adsum got some disseminating, am I right?
Let's have a look at some of DJ MPP's lyrics:
"“I wan’ get f—ed up, then I wanna get f—ed/Cocaine in my brain, two sluts in my truck/Now, those hoes…”
“Bounce it, bounce it up and down like some moon juice/She’d jiggle in LuLus until I’m hard in my Fruit Looms…”
“I like pretty faced models shaped like coke bottles/But once I pop that bottle cap you can have ‘em back/I tell ’em that they should do adult films cuz they can’t act, sorry girls”"
Hang on a second, is this Rap? You're not going to win me over with this drivel. I was way more clever with my lyrics 20 years ago, coming up with gems like Pulled Over, Esther's In Town and The Case of the Missing Finger. In 2013, still on the quest to get better, I was still sharpening my lyrical skills with doozys like Hard At Work, Leave After Dinner, New/Used Chick Lot and Perfect Marks, all from 2013's Hard At Work album. With lyrics like Marco's, there ain't no one popping anyone's bottle cap. And it's Fruit of the Loom, not Fruit Looms.
But, on the flip-side, maybe he's making fun of Rap and how shite it is. Sometimes I even have to remember that early Rap was quite funny but I didn't see any violence in DJ Marco's quoted lyrics. The article should have provided an example of that. Heck, I didn't even see any misogyny. If they meant the "two sluts" then Adsum should talk to a couple to find out that sluts really do like cocaine and partying. It's a slut thing.
Should he lose his job over this? No, of course not. Should he give up songwriting? No, you don't give up your hobbies because someone else, especially a stranger, doesn't like it, but he could work on his craft a little more before his next release. I find reading books a couple of weeks before I start working on lyrics helps me out a lot.
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| The complainers: future Cambridge professors |
"The group said MacLeod was an adult when he wrote the songs, and pointed to the Mass Casualty Commission, the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia shootings that killed 22 people. The commission found gender-based, intimate partner and family violence to be an epidemic in Canada. “He was a man when he held and promoted these dangerous beliefs and responsibility must be taken,” Adsum said."
As with making sandwiches, Adsum has difficulty with timelines, which is surprising because I'm sure they're a bunch of Facebook losers. The shootings took place 7 years after his songs were available online. I'm not sure if the two could be any less related.
"Under fire three months later, MacLeod said in a statement Friday the song was something he did when he was younger, CBC News reported. “This was a ridiculous song that captured pop culture over a decade ago, and there’s bad language in it,” he said. “I wouldn’t make this song today.”
"He apologized the next day in a handwritten note posted to Facebook, writing that he has had a music album streaming online since 2013 and that two of the songs contain lyrics that are hurtful to women. “I accept full responsibility for these lyrics and I am committed to doing everything I can as a community leader to bring about the change necessary to stop misogyny in all its forms,” he wrote."
Marco, you apologized? Man, that's weak. Even worse, you apologized to a org like Adsum, whose staff obviously doesn't know how to stay in their lane (women drivers are like that). They don't respect the arts and people that are involved with the arts, and they don't even respect basic freedom of expression. Hell, these broads can't even count. Adsum claimed he had "several violent and misogynistic songs" but there were only two songs that were "offensive". Two is not several and you can't fit several songs on an EP. These dames don't even know how language works.
"Jordan Croucher, the PC caucus’s director of communications, wrote in the same email that The Falls EP was first uploaded to SoundCloud in 2013 and to Spotify and Apple Music in 2023, and that it was taken down from those services last week. The music database Last.fm lists the release with a date of June 27, 2023, and four tracks, and National Post found no entry for it in Apple’s catalogue on Monday."
Marco, you caved and took down your songs? You're supposed to wait until after the interest has died down. How are you going to attract new listeners? Marco, you're an embarrassment to makers of independent music everywhere.
Adsum would have a field day with some of my lyrics from years past. The difference is I'm not ashamed of anything I put out and I certainly wouldn't apologize for any lyrical content I came up with and put out to the public for over the last 20-some years. Looking back, I'm quite happy with the double entendres that one can listen to while waiting to get to the next guitar solo. And it helps that I don't swear in any of my songs either because, really, you shouldn't have to.
Suggested listening for the Adsum group (all links point to BandCamp for easy access listening):
Sticky Belly
Parkin'
I Pulled Out In Time
Whistle Blower
Black Eyes
Just The Tip
Woke
Stiff Competition
I wouldn't let anyone, let alone some joyless, advocate organization, tell me what lyrics I can make public or can't make public or what I'm qualified for. They can kiss deez nuts... but only after the laundry has been folded.
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