Is the Adina Howard song "Freak Like Me" morally offensive?

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Keep in mind that the song was quite popular when I was in high school.
 
No…just musically and artistically offensive.
 
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Sure, many songs do…but i dont see it as a clear and present danger to the morals of society…in bad taste, probably, but earth shattering? No.
 
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Hereiam said:
Sure, many songs do…but i dont see it as a clear and present danger to the morals of society…in bad taste, probably, but earth shattering? No.
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Um, how about various songs by the legendary rock band KISS?
 
Don’t stop with KISS. Let’s discuss the moral implications of Etta James’ “Roll With Me Henry”, Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour”, the entire Rolling Stones catalogue, The Kinks’ “Lola”, Billy Paul’s “Me and Mrs. Jones”, Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-a-Ling”, Joe Cocker’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On”, Amazing Rhythm Aces “Third Rate Romance”, Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re an American Band”, The Knack’s “My Sharona”, Wham’s “Young Guns Go For It”, Prince’s “If I Was Your Girlfriend”, Motley Crue’s “Girls, Girls, Girls”, Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop”, Salt-n-Pepa’s “Shoop”, and Missy Elliott’s “Work It”, just for starters. Perhaps each of these songs really needs its own thread!

On second thought, nahhhhh.
 
I like this song.
It’s probably morally offensive but than most things are and it’s not as bad as some other songs/music clips.
I guess the (sad) reality is that most people in the music industry have values and mentalities that are different to religious/spiritual values so if you were just to listen to moral music you probably wouldn’t be left with many options especially if you weren’t interested in a lot of Christian music.
 
My ding a ling?
What the…does that mean what I think it means?
 
What’s offensive is that this song apparently took seven songwriters to compose. Uffdah.
 
While they don’t rank up there with the likes of the Beatles or the Stones, KISS has stood the test of time , still have a massive following (across a couple of generations). put on spectacular stageshows, and are instantly recognizable For that alone, they could be considered “legendary” in the realms of rock music.
 
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Most Kiss fans view insults to Kiss like insults to their mother. It’s more a lifestyle than a band. That’s fine, we all have different music tastes. At one point (1977. 40 years ago) they were vastly popular. Their last few albums haven’t really done anything.Their “legacy” is fading away.
 
I don’t get the purpose of your first sentence. What does that have to do with what I posted?
 
This is a link to a Wikipedia article about “Freak Like Me.”
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Most Kiss fans view insults to Kiss like insults to their mother. It’s more a lifestyle than a band. That’s fine, we all have different music tastes. At one point (1977. 40 years ago) they were vastly popular. Their last few albums haven’t really done anything.Their “legacy” is fading away.
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Well, OKComputer, it doesn’t help matters that Paul Stanley’s singing voice has deteriorated significantly over the past decade or so.
 
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