Post #43165 by kick_the_reverb on Wed, Jul 16, 2003 12:26 AM

Oh My...
I can assure you no disrespect to anyone was meant...the entire existence of our band heavily relies on tounge in cheek "concepts". The name is "The Astroglides", One of our vocals was called "Be Meine Hitler", but I guess as a jew I entitled to joke about that.
Well, back to the subject, I never expected it to stirr up so much trouble, as I thought, and also read here in the past about how native Polynesians are rather amused by the western stereotypes (or another example aquarj gave once was the pop-viking culture in Norway).
Now, I'm kinda hesitant about doing it.
I perfectly understand emspace's arguments, but on the other hand this whole board (and of course Poly Pop) is a celebration of something that has very little to do with authenticity. Hey - we put Moais next to Tikis, listen to Martin Denny and drink cocktails that were invented by Don and Vic...
If I decide to use the text, it's not gonna be something in the "foreground" it's not really gonna be very understandable. I did not want to make up gibbrish (sp?), so I asked.
Well, I'd like to know what other people think, but I'm already leaning against it.

Ran