[kj] KJ = Anti-Gay Rock Band? This is a new wrinkle...

[Simon Abinett]

Has anyone had any actual genuine experience of a member of the band being anti gay ??
I do find this really hard to believe

 

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Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:25:07 -0500
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Subject: Re: [kj] KJ = Anti-Gay Rock Band? This is a new wrinkle...



And on top of that it is not like killing joke have reunited after 20 years. Their public presence has been easily accessible for last few years. So I have to question why is it being brought up now. 

On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Alexanderb Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


Well, there is that one interview at St. Paul's Cathedral circa FIRE DANCES wherein he days say "faggots and male slags" or something. Still .... that  WAS a long time ago.

Alex in NYC

On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Rheinhold Squeegee wrote:Jaz said a lot of stupid things in the 80's but I'm not sure it is accurate that "unapologetic homophobia has been a driving force in their musical career."
 
Interesting. I have to wonder if this is some kind of PR subterfuge in search of publicity for the shows and album. Everything quoted is from 25 or more years ago.
 
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/anti-gay-rock-band-perform-london
Anti-gay rock band to perform in LondonHomophobic post-punk rock band Killing Joke returns to the London concert scene08 February 2012 | By Matthias PauwelsKilling Joke, the English band which once said it wants to ‘gas’ gays, is to perform around the UK and is allowing children to attend the concert.
Veteran human rights activist Peter Tatchell, who has spearheaded the campaign against anti-gay ‘murder’ music, has called for the gig at The Roundhouse in Camden, north London on 8 March to be cancelled.
The group, infamous for its anti-gay slurs and anti-zionist remarks, described openly gay UK pop star Boy George in 1984 as ‘fag music’, with front-man Jaz Coleman adding ‘I’d have them all rounded up and shoved in a gas chamber.’
Spanning four decades of punk rock with a star-studded following including Morrissey and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, Killing Joke is no stranger to controversy. The band’s unapologetic homophobia has been a constant driving force in their musical career.
In a 1985 interview with Melody Maker magazine, the group reiterated its belief that ‘there are still members of this species who should be wiped out.’
The rebellious rockers, aware of their own controversial image, have claimed to feed off the criticism they receive. However, Killing Joke’s founding front-man Jaz Coleman has always condemned the ‘image of thuggery and aggression perpetuated by certain sections of the media which tends to overshadow the band’s music.’
In 1980 the group made headlines when a promotional poster for their debut album featured a priest walking among rows of soldiers offering Fascist salutes.
Tatchell told Gay Star News: ‘The Roundhouse is acting in defiance of its own equality policies by hosting Killing Joke. The band has crossed the line with its extreme prejudice. Unless they apologize, The Roundhouse should cancel their booking.’
GSN repeatedly contacted The Roundhouse to ask for their views but they are yet to comment.
Killing Joke’s London concert is part of the band’s UK tour which will take in Exeter, Bristol, Norwich, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Portsmouth and Oxford. They will release their new studio album MMXII, on 2 April.
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