David Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists

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And now they don't play music at all. If you don't count the MTV Classic channel.
- I never even had MTV. Any Canadian know if Much Music still exists and/or plays music?
  
  Much still exists, but there hasn't been music on there for a long time.
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Much
  
  Funny thing. I didn't have MTV growing up. I had Much Music. I'm from the US btw.
- Rob Dyrdek finessed his way into MTV and now he's all they air. Dude hustled MTV cuz their management got lazy and he basically took over for them.

Bowie was an interesting dude.
- Unparalleled
  
  No doubt. He either released himself or produced multiple of my favorite albums.
- Also a pedophile, but one we mostly overlook because he made some great songs and was awesome in a muppet movie.
  edit- lol yep. People hate when you point out this one is a pedo. He gets a free pass because of his awesome music. Which, admittedly, i still listen too as well.
  
  I have looked into this, he is certainly not a serial pedophile or serial rapist by any stretch. The single account that seems credible does not feel that she herself is a victim. The only other person with an account that paints him as any sort of predator is basically regarded as not credible, from what I've read. Any accusation will make a celebrity problematic to a certain extent of course, my instinct is always to side with a victim telling their story, but I don't feel that bad about enjoying his music given the nature of the accusations. As contrasted by basically every time I hear a Michael Jackson song at this point.
  His personal beliefs and actions aside, he did some real good for queer folk, so at least there is some kind of positive to associate. I'll reiterate though that it is very unfortunate that there is an accusation at all and I certainly take it into consideration when listening now.
  *Edited in some additional context and put "serial" before the word "rapist"
  
  Sources?
  
  Not to condone what he did, but there is a clear distinction between being attracted to a 13 year old girl, and being attracted to an actual prepubescent girl, you know, the latter being the kind actual pedophiles prey upon.
  I feel dirty typing the above, but what's fair is fair.

David Bowie, "it seems you may be racist, why is that?"
Adult with lime green socks, "no, not us."
David Bowie, "if you look and see, it appears you are. How come?"
Person who I can only see the back of their head, "couldn't be, never."

Why does Will Smith only play black people?
- Why does Will Smith always play opposite Latino girls?

Before or after he said Hitler was the original rock star?
- He said that during his coke years in the mid-70's.
- Dammit. What is it with my favourite musicians and Hitler?
  
  With Bowie it was definitely easy too much cocaine...
- About a decade after 🤦 Jesus I hope he came around on this before he died
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Duke
  The Thin White Duke was the persona and character adopted by the English musician David Bowie for public appearances in the mid-1970s.
  […]
  The Thin White Duke became a controversial figure due to ostensibly pro-fascist statements made by Bowie in press interviews during this period. Soon after making the comments, Bowie claimed that they were "theatrical" remarks made in character and did not reflect his actual views.

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