The Smiths, Morrissey, racism 

Reading the lyrics to The Smiths’ A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours and realising for the first time how very obviously racist they are 😖. I mean, with hindsight, the title itself is a bit bloody obvious youtu.be/D1RDbp6sa3A

The Smiths, Morrissey, racism 

Young Morrissey: <sings about “taking back our land”, writes Bengali in Platforms and The National Front Disco and… (continues for some time)>

Smiths Fans: <subject said songs to close analysis to show how they’re not racist, actually>

Old Morrissey: <says absolutely unfiltered racist and fash stuff>

Smiths Fans: <are surprised, for some reason>

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The Smiths, Morrissey, racism 

@considermycatjohn I just listen to the guitars?

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