America really is a backward nation

I find France having a governmentally imposed cap on how much airtime is given to English language songs to be far more backward.

Well, isn't that like UK stations banning Cliff Richard songs? You can't blame the whole nation!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a130009/adeles-chasing-pavements-banned-in-us.html

Discuss.

Yeah damn those capitialist AMERICANS! You don't see any other nations having that economic policy! I was ranting about this recently somewhere else on TSR and someone was like "America is not a race" because I claimed that saying all Americans are stupid was racist. I guess it depends what you define as race ... I don't see why they're not one? Yeah they're white like us. So are Polish people and if I said "all Polish people are stupid" I'd be called a racist.

It's just like ... not many people are into politics. Yet EVERYONE has an opinion on George Bush. Hence a lot of people who know nothing about his policy slag him off, without even knowing why. It's just annoying - and they say it like its original or witty too, making it even more annoying still. (Not to say I like George Bush, I don't, I just don't make sweeping generalisations and moronic insults either.)

(Sorry to rant.)

yeah but that's because Cliff Richard songs make people want to kill themselevs!

Exactly.

People obviously forget, it really wasn't that long ago songs such as "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood were banned by the BBC in this country (even if their homosexual references may be slight more explicit or obvious).

Edit: - Whoops! Lib beat me to it!

to be fair that was a whole generation ago - a long time when it comes to things like social aittitudes to sex etc.

although I do remember when that 'Let's Talk About Sex' tune was banned from the radio and that was in the early 90s, though still nearly a lifetime ago for many on here..

I agree with Bismark, leave Americans alone and stop all the Americans are idiots and backwards. Yes there are some idiots for example Mr bush, but I'm sure people would be the same towards Britain if Jade Goody was prime minister or someone of the same intelligence.


Also when i was in France i found the fact that i think its about 20% of the music played on radio stations in France must be in the French language

They have a similar policy with French T.V, they only broadcast a limited amount of U.S shows.

I love how anti-American bigotry is tolerated here. If anyone made a similar statement about any other country, they'd be deemed racist. Some people should use their brains occasionally and realize that America has thousands of radio stations, and that if "several" don't play something, it says nothing about America itself.