Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas | Sady Doyle

The use of 'faggot' in Money for Nothing is a known issue, so let's not let a synthetic censorship row obscure the real issueSo, it's finally happened: the people of Canada will never again be terrorised by Dire Straits. Money for Nothing – yes, that Money for Nothing; the song of inescapable refrain, haunted by the spectre of Sting wailing that he wants his, he wants his, he wants his M-T-veeeee – has been "banned" by the CSBC. Specifically, it's been "banned" because it repeats the...

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