2009-11-10

Billboard on Indexing LIFAD

Billboard has posted an article about the indexing of LIFAD here:
Announcing this ruling, Petra Meier, the deputy president of the Federal Office for the Examination of Media Harmful to Young People, cited the track "Ich tue Dir Weh" ("I Want to Hurt You") as well as the artwork showing guitarist Richard Kruspe with a masked, naked woman on his knees. The Federal Office objected to the fact that the track includes lines such as "Bites, kicks, heavy blows, nails, pincers, blunt saws - Tell me what you want."

The German Federal Office for the Examination of Media Harmful to Young People in Bonn also criticized the single "Pussy," stating that it incites listeners to engage in unprotected sexual intercourse despite the risk of AIDS, although the single was not officially part of the ruling banning the album.
They highlight the inconsistency of this gently by pointing out that despite Rammstein material being generally fairly brutal this is the first Rammstein album indexed, but I really think this can't be emphasised enough. The Federal Office for the Examination of Media Harmful to Young People (clumsy) really does need a kick in the arse for their somewhat flaky application of the law. That said, the album speaks for itself and will continue to sell.

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