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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 08:43 AM Aug 2017

MTV censors "F*ck Donald Trump" song with commercial break at 2017 VMAs

MTV censors ‘F*ck Donald Trump’ song with commercial break at 2017 VMAs



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/revealed-mtv-played-fck-donald-trump-song-during-commercial-break-at-2017-vmas/

The 2017 VMAs brought several controversial comments against President Donald Trump as well as Katy Perry’s support for Hillary Clinton, and Paris Jackson’s passionate plea to fight back against white supremacists. But when it came to the performance of a popular anti-Trump song released in 2016, no one saw it.

While the night may have began with Kendrick Lamar’s fiery anti-police rap intermixing racist Fox News commentary, when it came to the performance of YG & Nipsey Hussle song “FDT (F*ck Donald Trump)” the network took a commercial break.

The Hollywood Reporter‘s Scott Feinberg tweeted the performance taking place during the break. Presumably, MTV wasn’t interested in trying to deal with the many many words that would have to be censored to comply with FCC guidelines. However, MYV was also criticized by viewers on Twitter during the performance for cutting to commercial in the middle of performances.


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MTV censors "F*ck Donald Trump" song with commercial break at 2017 VMAs (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2017 OP
The lyrics to that song could not be posted on DU oberliner Aug 2017 #1
Alert away! RandiFan1290 Aug 2017 #4
That's not the song mentioned in the OP oberliner Aug 2017 #8
Here you go RandiFan1290 Aug 2017 #12
Would you be willing to write out the lyrics? Uncensored? oberliner Aug 2017 #13
Whuuuuuuuuut?! HAB911 Aug 2017 #6
The n-word appears repeatedly in the song oberliner Aug 2017 #7
Well, I think it is settled that HAB911 Aug 2017 #9
Right - but MTV should censor the n-word oberliner Aug 2017 #11
They have the right to HAB911 Aug 2017 #14
What do you think? oberliner Aug 2017 #15
In this context HAB911 Aug 2017 #16
It's censored by MTV in every other song in which the word appears oberliner Aug 2017 #17
I have no idea what they censor HAB911 Aug 2017 #18
Fuck Trump lunasun Aug 2017 #2
Would you be willing to write out the lyrics? oberliner Aug 2017 #10
FDT PART 2 lunasun Aug 2017 #3
Puto Trump! oasis Aug 2017 #5
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
8. That's not the song mentioned in the OP
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 09:14 AM
Aug 2017

It does not contain the repeated use of the n-word found in FDT.

HAB911

(8,811 posts)
9. Well, I think it is settled that
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 09:15 AM
Aug 2017

rap/hip hop and African Americans may use the term as they choose. For one thing, because they do. I leave that to them as they wish.

I only scream censorship if done by the government. I'm fond of saying, there is no freedom of speech on private property.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
17. It's censored by MTV in every other song in which the word appears
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 09:42 AM
Aug 2017

But it shouldn't be censored in this song, in your opinion? I don't understand the distinction you are making.

HAB911

(8,811 posts)
18. I have no idea what they censor
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 09:46 AM
Aug 2017

I haven't watched MTV since they stopped being MTV, long long ago.

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