Dallas – Controversy over one of the greatest hits of the British rock band Rolling Stones: The rock legends are foregoing their hit “Brown Sugar” (1971) on their current US tour – because critics believe that it is racist, sexist and an attack on black women.
The band had already indicated in mid-October that they would not play the song on stage to save the stress associated with the controversy. The musicians published the list of songs on their Twitter account this week in Dallas, where they were giving a concert. “Brown Sugar” was missing.
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The lyrics of the song are about slavery in the USA
The song, written by lead singer Mick Jagger, 78, and guitarist Keith Richards, 77, revolves around slavery in the United States, hinting in the text that young black girls and women were abused for the sexual pleasure of slave owners.
Jagger posted photos from Dallas on his own Twitter account before the concert. On one of them he is standing in front of the African American Museum, which he visited – which was also commented on and interpreted by critics. The decision to forego “Brown Sugar” during the “No Filter Tour” through the USA, however, also aroused criticism. Network users speak of censorship, among other things.
