tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405555035543044975.post48375642793979885..comments2024-03-18T06:14:44.004-07:00Comments on Raised by Gypsies ::: MP3 REVIEW: Housewives “Housewives” (Faux Discx)Joshua Macalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949592711784912605noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405555035543044975.post-30905738004582636942014-03-12T09:27:19.314-07:002014-03-12T09:27:19.314-07:00Hi Joshua. I'm afraid you have misunderstood t...Hi Joshua. I'm afraid you have misunderstood the lyrics from the aforementioned song, "Poppy". Those lines do not represent those of the songwriters' own position, but are instead intended to describe an attitude which is found in particular racial discourses which have been normalised in some aspects of British society. Those lines are are in fact attacking the notion that one can carry out a superficial act of, say, wearing a poppy, in order to disguise a latent and more sinister and inherently racist attitude. RegardsWifeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151556144322561498noreply@blogger.com