Saturday, September 10, 2005

AND THE WHITE HOUSE THINKS KANYE WEST IS UPPITY

George Bush doesn't, we imagine, relax with very much Korean folk singer as he slips off his shoes and enjoys a good, stuff drink of a late afternoon. Which might be just as well, as the US comes in for a bit of a bashing from the genre. Park Seong-hwan has just released a song calling General MacArthur a murderer, calling for his statue in Icheon Freedom Park to be pulled down.

The statue is currently a totem for trouble, providing a focus for groups still fighting over the legacy of the Korean War and the role played by foreign powers in the conflict; it's not entirely surprising that Park has decided to get involved. Back in 2002, when the US Army crushed two teenage girls to death in a sort-of accident, Park released a single called Fucking USA. His demands for the statue to be removed are based on a quote from MacArthur which he repeats in a spoken passage in the new song:

"Seize Seoul. There are girls and ladies there. For three days, Seoul will be yours -- UN Commander Douglas MacArthur, September 1950."


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