"Gangnam" dope rapped about killing American troops, their families...

[Paul Kemp]

I hated this guy and his stupid meme from day one...

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/12/psy-kill-american-soldiers-rap.html?mid=twitter_nymag

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Is this really an atypical view of foreigners or even the more left in American society?

[opebo]

Well, this certainly doesn't make me like him less.

[Donerail]

Is he calling for the deaths of random American soldiers or those who specifically committed war crimes? Important distinction here.

[Paul Kemp]

Is he calling for the deaths of random American soldiers or those who specifically committed war crimes? Important distinction here.

Either way, he's calling for the death of their innocent families.

I don't really care; he has the right to say whatever he wants. I just think he's terrible and hate the following that his dumb video got.

[Tender Branson]

As if PSY was the only one thinking about revenge for the American torturers during the time of Abu Ghraib ...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

As if PSY was the only one thinking about revenge for the American torturers during the time of Abu Ghraib ...

Brave words from an Austrian.

[Joe Republic]

I don't understand: how could he have been rapping about subjects we can understand and analyze?  Bill O'Reilly told us that his words have absolutely no meaning.

[RI]

How can an entire district "dope rap"?

[LastVoter]

Well, this certainly doesn't make me like him less.

I would not expect such lyrics from a South Korean... aren't they brainwashed with American propaganda, and have the highest rate of Christianity in Asia?

[Foucaulf]

I hope I'm not the only one here who listened to "F-ck'n USA" before. I suppose this is a shocking discovery, but in times of nationalism not saying you want to kill Americans would be career-ending.

I would not expect such lyrics from a South Korean... aren't they brainwashed with American propaganda, and have the highest rate of Christianity in Asia?

As far as I know, anti-Americanism is everywhere in East Asia. Keep in mind that East Asians are raised up to be proud of their people's heritage, and in the worst case believe their civilization was borne from the cradle of God himself. When a bunch of Americans occupy your land and kill people in the process,the gut reaction is to protest. For more examples, look at how much the Okinawans hate the American military base and the US bombing of the Chinese embassy during the Bosnian wars.

On another note, I'm sure the majority of Koreans follow other East Asian peoples in their belief in folk traditions. Apparently most South Koreans are "irreligious", though I'm not sure what that means.

[Paul Kemp]

I hope I'm not the only one here who listened to "F-ck'n USA" before.

I wouldn't admit that...not because of its subject but because its absolutely terrible.

[CountryRoads]

wow...what a POS.

[Sbane]

This was during the the height of the Iraq war. Let's keep things in perspective here.

Also, if you needed anymore proof of how damaging Bush was to America's image around the world, here you go.

[Sbane]

Is he calling for the deaths of random American soldiers or those who specifically committed war crimes? Important distinction here.

I don't think a lot of foreigners made that distinction, make of that what you will. Considering how war hungry we seemed in 2002-2003, I think that is understandable. But saying we should murder their families is a bit much. PSY has apologized for that though.

[Franzl]

It was inappropriate, especially the part about soldiers' families. Although his apology seems very sincere and genuine. I think it's hard for some in the US to realize just how unpopular the country was about 10 years ago worldwide.

[Lief 🗽]

A rapper rapped about killing people?! *gasp*

[Insula Dei]

Fond memories of that one French Radio Station that just aired the sentence 'Hey Bush, how many kids did you kill today?' non-stop during a holiday in the Languedoc around 2003-4. Those were the days.

[Paul Kemp]

A rapper rapped about killing people?! *gasp*

Yea, who would be surprised about this guy talking about killing people...

[Landslide Lyndon]

Bill O'Reilly told us that his words have absolutely no meaning.

But enough talking about Dick Morris.

[deliriumipa]

Hopefully his sales will plummet

[Beet]

The wiki description actually makes it seem not so bad:

"In 2002, PSY participated in an anti-American concert after a U.S. military convoy struck and killed two 14-year-old South Korean schoolgirls during the Yangju highway incident. The soldiers involved in the incident were acquitted by U.S. military courts,[81] which fueled a significant amount of anti-American sentiment in South Korea. During his performance, PSY lifted up a model of a U.S. amoured vehicle and smashed it against the stage.[82][83]

In 2004, the South Korean translator and Christian missionary Kim Sun-il was kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq after the South Korean government refused to withdraw its armed forces supporting the Iraq War. Although initial protests were only directed towards the South Korean government and towards terrorists in Iraq, anti-U.S. military protesters decided to seize the moment to trigger a much larger wave of anti-Americanism. During a concert, PSY admonished the Iraqi kidnappers, condemned South Korea's former president Roh Mu-hyun, and also rapped the song "Dear American" by the South Korean rock band N.EX.T. The song was written to condemn the United States and its military for its role in the Iraq war."

It sounds like he just rapped it because he was at an anti-war concert and it was a prominent anti-war song, he didn't specifically write or pick out those lyrics.

[CountryRoads]

Is he calling for the deaths of random American soldiers or those who specifically committed war crimes? Important distinction here.

I don't think a lot of foreigners made that distinction, make of that what you will. Considering how war hungry we seemed in 2002-2003, I think that is understandable. But saying we should murder their families is a bit much. PSY has apologized for that though.

Oh, he said sorry? That makes it PERFECTLY FINE THEN!

[tmthforu94]

Disgusting. I actually liked his current hit, but I'll never listen to him again. Hopefully he is removed from the DC Christmas concert.

[AkSaber]

A rapper rapped about killing people?! *gasp*

Exactly! There's American rappers who sing about committing violence against fellow countrymen.

And that's been happening for decades no less. This is just another manufactured scandal.