Green Day Balks at Wal-Mart Censorship Policy

Gee, Wal-Mart sees nothing wrong with selling books that contain graphic descriptions of sexuality. These "depictions" are generally thought to be, among bible-thumpers, pornographic.

It appears the real reason to censor Greenday is some Wal-Mart execs believes the members of the band are a bunch of commie-pinko, Dick Cheney-disdaining liberals.

Pure and simple political shenanigans, me thinks.

Gee, Wal-Mart sees nothing wrong with selling books that contain graphic descriptions of sexuality.

The bible, for instance.

This is a publicity stunt for Greenday. Did they send out a press release for this? What does it mean that they "just said no" to Wal-Mart when the retailer's policy was in place years before this album came out?

Personally, I think that Green Day knows where and who their audience is, and it's probably not someone who would only buy the album at Wal Mart. Also, this whole, "we only carry 'clean' albums" crap just contributes to the infantilization of adults and a lack of actual parenting of kids. Music is art. And if GD presumes to say that taking the swearing out of their music takes away from its identity as art, then that's their prerogative, and good on them for it.

i just read that wal-mart will not sell your album.

i'm not writing you because i love green day and don't want to fight for you.

i'll be honest i haven't really listened to you guys since "dookie", however

i wanted to take a moment to bring something to the publics attention. i can't

understand why each and every time wal-mart decides not to sell an album

that NOONE EVER BRINGS UP THE FACT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM SELLING

(R) RATED MOVIES AND (MA)VIDEO GAMES. is it because they know movies and

video games make them more money than music? i just don't get it....

i will leave you with this. isn't it so non-punk to be selling your album there

anyway...o wait i know you are both in on it. wal-mart looks wholesome and

responsible, while green day seems tough and too edgy for wal-mart.

one more question just incase by chance someone answers me. are any other

stores not selling it? target, kmart....or is it just wal-mart

Forget obscenity, can somebody censor the lame pandering to depressed teenagers?

Green Day is the caricature that conservative pundits see when they talk about liberals. A lot of pointlessly angry half baked rebellion without substance. Dressing up all gothy on stage is just the kicker. Back when they wrote Dookie they probably actually believed what they were saying. Now what are they, 40? All they're doing is selling a bunch of kids their own rebellion.

You want to rebel, Green Day? How about you actually research what you're angry about.

What I don't get is how I can go to Walmart and buy rated R and unrated movies that show anything from people getting a chainsaw to their crotch (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), or a young girl sticking a cross in her cunt (The Exorcist) plus any number of movies that have more foul language than the cds they refuse to sell, but I can't buy a cd with the word fuck in it.

Why is that?

I don't think Green Day should back down. I am not a fan of Green Day but if EVERY artist would refuse to edit their music for Walmart, I suppose Walmart would either have a smaller electronics department or they would change their messed up policy.

Yeah, every time Wal-Mart and censorship come up, I just go over one isle and look at the movies and shake my head at the hypocrisy.