chilledbear 16 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Lets all do it next Saturday...what a load of wallopers. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article5375699.ece 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 YOU put your right leg in . . . Itââ?¬â?¢s a dance-floor favourite at family gatherings and a good indicator of when elderly aunts have had enough sherry. But, as the party season gets into full swing, the Catholic church and politicians in Scotland have warned that singing the Hokey Cokey could get you arrested because it contains a sinister, sectarian message. They claim the ditty was composed by Puritans during the 18th century to mock the language and actions used by priests at Latin Mass and could be hijacked by bigots. Supporters of Rangers football club have been banned from singing sectarian songs at the clubââ?¬â?¢s ground but discussions are taking place on fan websites about singing the Hokey Cokey at matches. Politicians have urged the police to arrest anyone caught singing the song in a sectarian context under legislation on incitement to religious hatred. ââ?¬Å?This song does have quite disturbing origins. It was devised as an attack on, and a parody of, the Catholic Mass,ââ?¬Â said Peter Kearney, a spokesman for the Catholic church in Scotland. ââ?¬Å?If there are moves to restore its more malevolent meaning then consideration should perhaps be given to its wider use.ââ?¬Â SNP MSP Michael Matheson said: ââ?¬Å?It is important that the police and football clubs are aware of the sinister background to this song, and take the appropriate action against individuals and groups who use it at matches or in other situations to taunt Catholics.ââ?¬Â The church says the title derives from ââ?¬Å?hocus-pocusââ?¬Â. The phrase is said to ridicule the words used by priests in the Eucharist, ââ?¬Å?hoc est enim corpus meumââ?¬Â, or ââ?¬Å?this is my bodyââ?¬Â. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 It's getting beyond a joke now, we're getting hung, drawn and quartered before we've done anything now! But still singing songs about the IRA and FTQ etc is never mentioned and seems to be OK as nothing is ever done about it................. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I had to look at the date when I first read this piece. You would think the sillier they get, the more people would see through them. But so far it's not happening, although I get the impression most folk couldn't give a monkeys about sectarianism etc. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,720 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I wonder if the song wil be belted out next week ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br1ndy 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Next time I'm at a kids party I'll be sure to cloup them round the ears if this kicks off. Shocking!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_2010 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 My dad buys the sunday paper, and told me about this... i laughed at him, surely its his years catching up with him i thought.... then he passed me the front page! Honestly, it really does make you wonder about the country we live in today.... while others glorify the ira? taunt those who died in the ibrox disaster? its scary how warped our media are, but those are just historic or political... stories like this INCITE religious hatred in my opinion. poor we persecuted catholics using their influence, authority and power... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,614 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'm surprised that they haven't also tried to ban Guy Fawkes night, given its symbolism as well. That'll be next on their list, no doubt. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,720 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Am I missing something here ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/songtime/songs/h/hokeycokey.shtml 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotter 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Absolutely sensational. Are there any Rangers fans left in the media at all? Now we are being goaded into singing a nursery rhyme, which we will, so they can then write follow up articles about how evil we are. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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