Indigenous rap group too ‘political’ for NYE home revelers
Dr Mumbo is confused but not entirely shocked to learn that revellers celebrating the turn of the year from the comfort of their couches have taken issue with the inclusion of Indigenous rap group 3% in the ABC’s New Year’s Eve coverage.
As X users would have it, the communist bunch at the ABC have gleefully appropriated the 9pm firework display with their strategies to radicalise the next generation. As if the projections of leftist animation Bluey on Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons wasn’t already enough!
While 3%’s performance of ‘Our People’ was clear of expletives, violence or overt sexual reference, its political themes were deemed to be much more sinister.
Referencing Australia’s epidemic of Indigenous deaths in custody, the song threatened to brainwash the cohorts of young children tuned into the ABC’s coverage.
ABC is slammed for ‘woke’ fireworks coverage
Stupid bloody communists ramming their ideology onto everyone & ruining New Years celebrations. https://t.co/5Yfj3hrcDn via @MailOnline
— verica (@VDejan0000) December 31, 2023
Of course, Dr Mumbo admits, much like the original, the song’s topic matter could be seen as a little heavy, but Dr Mumbo was slightly astounded by the widespread upset.
I see the ABC couldn’t help themselves with their woke, left wing, aboriginal biased New Years Eve broadcast last night. They are an absolute disgrace and should be defunded & made to operate from earned revenue. They wouldn’t last 5 minutes.
— Justalad (@Pharquenauld) January 1, 2024
One user even sought to drag Sydney Major Clover Moore into the pile on.
So sad to see Taxpayers money wasted on Woke. ABC had control of the National audience and presented to an audience of less than 5 % of the population. The New Years Eve Fireworks is watched by Families and the ABC needs to be shutdown and Clover Moore needs to be sacked.
— MJF999 (@MJF9991) January 1, 2023
The performance was followed by the 9pm fireworks display, which lasted an enthralling 10 minutes before the rest of the New Years Eve entertainment kicked off at 9:10pm, with the likes of Jessica Mauboy, Genesis Owusu, King Stingray, Confidence Man, Angie McMahon, Mark Seymour, Grentperez and Casey Donovan.
The night was hosted by ABC’s Charlie Pickering and Zan Rowe, along with triple j’s Concetta Caristo – one of few to survive a recent run of redundancies at the public broadcaster’s youth network.
For those outraged by the coverage, Dr Mumbo gently suggests considering getting out of the house for New Years Festivities. Or, at the very least, settling in with a nice family friendly film.
But of course, that is just Dr Mumbo’s opinion.
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ABC is media for champagne socialists – imagine if we had conservative media paid by tax payers dollars doing the same thing – you would have a field day.
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I don’t really know what “champagne socialism” is, but I’m going to guess celebrating indigenous culture and highlighting much needed support is not it.
I’d argue they are trying to represent a variety of interests and of course First Nation people should be seen.
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Aside from it all, could the ABC spend some decent money next year on some artists that are entertaining and which the audience and viewers can maybe enjoy familiar songs and not use the night as an audition.
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It’s a non-event, get over it. “Too political”, no such thing.
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Or maybe acknowledge a required taste in entertainment,
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Or maybe acknowledge that you don’t know the artists in question and other people might.
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I think its less about race and more about the sub optimal performance. I didn’t watch it – feedback was that they just weren’t very good and it went on for too long.
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