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I saw this article (excerpt in blue below) about some group that is protesting a new song released by Brittany Spears. The title is "If U Seek Amy." I assumed, before reading the article, it had lesbian overtones and people were worked up about that. But no--they claim that the title is an obscenity when pronounced really fast. So I sat here, saying it out loud over and over (getting confused looks from the dog, who was wondering why I was talking to myself, I think).
I can sort of see it. It just seems really unclever. And sort of undignified for a mother. And maybe lame in its raunchiness. Perhaps ignoring her might serve their cause better than drawing publicity.
NEW YORK (Billboard) – The Parents Television Council is warning parents about the Britney Spears song "If U Seek Amy" and urging radio stations not to broadcast it because the nonprofit organization believes it "would violate the broadcast indecency law" if aired between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Saying the title phrase quickly out loud produces a sound akin to spelling out the F-word, said PTC president Tim Winter. "There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it's certainly not about a girl named Amy," he said of the track, the third single from Spears' new Jive album, "Circus."
I can sort of see it. It just seems really unclever. And sort of undignified for a mother. And maybe lame in its raunchiness. Perhaps ignoring her might serve their cause better than drawing publicity.
NEW YORK (Billboard) – The Parents Television Council is warning parents about the Britney Spears song "If U Seek Amy" and urging radio stations not to broadcast it because the nonprofit organization believes it "would violate the broadcast indecency law" if aired between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Saying the title phrase quickly out loud produces a sound akin to spelling out the F-word, said PTC president Tim Winter. "There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it's certainly not about a girl named Amy," he said of the track, the third single from Spears' new Jive album, "Circus."
My guess is the song will get much more airplay now than it ever would have. :huh:
It doesn't sound like THE obscenity, it sounds (if you try really hard to MAKE it sound that way) like you're spelling the obscenity. It's all stupid.
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