All it takes is one..

[EvilAL]

http://www.cracked.com/article_20343_5-amazing-stories-one-complaint-ruining-it-everyone.html?utm_source=thechive.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=5-amazing-stories-of-one-complaint-ruining-it-for-everyone-pics-article


ooops.. now it starts on the first page..

[In_The_Wind]

1. This:

With so many petitions out there that achieve precisely jack shit for anybody, it's hard to imagine that anything significant can change after a single complaint. But it turns out that sometimes a vocal minority can make a world of difference, even if that minority is exactly one person and his or her complaint is completely stupid.

or this:

#5. A Single Complaint Gets a Song Banned in Canada ... 26 Years After It Comes Out




In January 2011, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) decided that the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing" just wasn't fit for polite society and banned unedited versions from radio station playlists. The ban was the result of a single complaint, when one Newfoundland listener took issue with the song's use of the word "faggot," which, to be fair, does appear three times in the second verse:


See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot he's a millionaire

That may even seem like a pretty valid complaint, if you don't know any more of the story -- you can't just write a song that flings words like that around willy-nilly. But it's the context that make this whole thing ridiculous.

First, that song was released in 1985, which means that it graced the airwaves for 26 years without incident until that single complaint made everyone suddenly realize that the lyric might be problematic. Second, there's the context of the words themselves (hint: the singer is playing the role of the "faggot" in the tale).

[EvilAL]

2. I never liked Dire Straits,

and don't care for those lyrics..

I just felt bad for the cat..

Eventually, the story spread, and Sammy began receiving mail and cat food from well-wishers across the United States. But the plan, unfortunately, didn't work, and the cat was forced to stay outside ... until he was hit by a car and killed. Sorry if you were hoping there was a happy ending here.

[In_The_Wind]

4. Only in fairy tails are the endings usually good.

I understand your feelings about poor Sammy ... and about Dire Straits.

[Moondog]

3. Apropos of nothing in particular -

the British release of the same song used the words "queen" and "helicopter" instead of "faggot" and "jet airplane" respectively.

It is the British version that I remember.

[In_The_Wind]

5. I think this is the one most of us remember:

[Moondog]

6. Interesting.

That's at least three variations on the wording.

[In_The_Wind]

13. I find so many things wandering on youtube.

[EvilAL]

7. I've only ever heard the original

song/lyrics. I will say that the intro riff to the song is pretty cool, but other than that... meh..

[dawg]

8. Mark was insulting the type of man who uses that word.

The song was sung in the character of a bigoted working class stiff complaining about the life of ease enjoyed by rock stars.

In no way was that song intended to be anti-gay.

[EvilAL]

9. Maybe so, but

I found the whole article funny, everyone seems to be focusing on the Dire Straits part of it..

[Moondog]

11. Ah, well, now that's another matter.

And I agree with the first clause.

[EvilAL]

12. Fair enough.

[Moondog]

10. That's how I read it.

With the wisdom of 20-20 hindsight, and the time to apply it.

But, it is also how I interpreted it at the time, sitting in the UK when I first heard it.