Mindless Self indulgence offends Christians, fights iTunes

 

January 30, 2007, 05:24 PM

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Mindless Self Indulgence has apparently managed to both offend "conservative Christian organizations" and annoy Apple's iTunes. The band opted to file their music under "Religious/Inspirational" due to what the band described as a "devout fan base and cult-like following." Because iTunes translated this as "Christian/Gospel," a number of Christians purchased the material - despite being marked as offensive - without hearing it first. In fact, the album reached #27 on the Christian/Gospel charts as a result. Those same Christians - apparently annoyed by such inoffensive titles as "Pussy All Night," "2 Hookers And An 8 Ball" and "Panty Shot" - filed complaint with iTunes. The colorfully named vocalist, Jimmy Urine explained:

It was iTunes, not us, that interpreted "religious" to mean Christian/Gospel. What is offensive to some people is obviously inspirational to others. To our fans this IS inspirational music. I have no intention of changing the genre listing of this album.

No word on whether anyone has scheduled an iPod burning in their town square.

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