The name "Opeth" and racism.

[Lone_Isle]

Without further ado, I point you to the talk page for the entry for Opeth on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Opeth


Discuss.

 

[atilla000]

Haven't read the book. But after google for ten minutes, it seems that only a minority of readers mentions the word racism in their articles/reviews/...

Amazon.com:
The charge of racism voiced by several reviewers is perhaps understandable, but one has to keep in mind that the book was written at a time (the late 1960s) when the kinds of events described in the "modern" section of the story (tribal Africans taking up arms against descendants of white colonists) were common.

It looks like someone's got to read the book and tell us, I think it's a matter of reading the book well.

 

[Nico]

That is interesting...

I've heard the books sucks though.

 

[FUBAR]

This is pretty interesting

Lone Isle I salute you for coming up with this original thread

 

[Lone_Isle]

Thanks I was trying to think up a thread title that wouldn't imply that I'm accusing them of being racists or anything, which I definately don't think they are.

 

[Julian Zembrowski]

Opeth wasn't origionally made by Michael and besides that why the fuck would it matter if they hated some other cultures anyway? It doesn't affect the music. Everyone needs to stop being so obsessive compulsive.

"LiEk omgogmgogmhg!~`111 what iff mikAal actuAllY washed His Hairrr??// thAT Wuld B soo0oO0o0o0 untr00!!111"

 

[Arnold Layne]

Where do people get the idea that Opeth are racist, it seems to me as stupid as Dan Rather still having a job.

 

[Neil-o-Mac]

Yes, Mike and/or Peter are racists. So racist that they have two Hispanic guys in the band.

 

[T-Rat]

^^Hahahaha^^

 

[Justin S.]

The term "racism" is essentially meaningless since all it details is "catagorizing by race". If you note that the Martins are "hispanic" or Mike and Peter are "scandinavian" you are "racist" because you describe their genetic lineage.

Racism is reality- whether we like it or not, there most certainly are distinctly different population groups on Earth with genetic variation. The often ignorant and senseless use of it to victimize others is the problem, NOT the validity of the classification method.

I wish "racism" would cease to be a dirty word and political/PR tool.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

i dont think whoever came up with the name knew what the book was about at all. They just said 'hmmm that sounds cool' and that was the end of it.

 

[deliverance]

Yes, Mike and/or Peter are racists. So racist that they have two Hispanic guys in the band.

lopez wasn't born in uruguay.

opeth hate darkies

 

[BurningSky]

Yeah, Emerson, I agree completely. My band is named Hexxus, which is the villian in a disney movie representing pollution and the destruction of nature... but its not like I want to set all the trees in the world on fire and bathe in petroleum.... or do I?

 

[atilla000]

I do not agree. I think that Opeth sounds way too stupid to be chosen as a band name. It was chosen because of an ideology. This proves that Mike is Hitler's son. (look at that moustache, practically the same)
I learned way too much lineair algebra today.

 

[Shadows Skulk]

but Mike is Jesus, son of God, therefore GOD = HITLER
AHHHHHHH

 

[Shadows Skulk]

and Justin S. you're wrong

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=racism

calling the Martins Hispanic and the others Scandinavian isn't racist because it doesn't imply the superiority of one or the other, nor does it display discrimination.

 

[ViCyniC]

Shit Thread.

 

[atilla000]

Shit Thread.

Since post 17 it is.

 

[psiXaos]

 

[Dreadful]

I view most people equally as the human race...and if the majority of people of african descent happen to piss me off...then so be it.