# "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions now 'insensitive' **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 10, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988 "2017-09-10T08:12:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![greenmario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/97f17d/32.png) [@greenmario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenmario)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/21 "2017-09-10T21:50:08Z")
I would bet money that no one actually picked the song to be played, it was just one among maybe a hundred on a playlist. So embarrassing maybe, but calling it insensitive or assholish is a bit of a stretch when there might not have been any malice intended ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/22 "2017-09-10T22:06:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Budget Player Cadet** : > > It’s not about “PC” in any meaningful sense, it’s about not being an asshole. What the hell, guys? Which is exactly what “PC” means. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/23 "2017-09-10T22:13:47Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > “Braves Apologize for playing ‘Rock You Like A Hurricane’ during Marlins game…” > > As a giant hurricane has caused evacuations statewide and is about to make landfall. > An insensitive thing at this particular time. Obviously. Sorry for your struggle coming to terms with this, OP. I agree. > [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](#): > > Just heard on the radio: first death attributed to the storm reported. First death in the mainland US. But not the first death-- not even the first death in the US (Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/24 "2017-09-10T22:23:33Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The song was in the Braves’ playlist. If they had been playing the Cubs or the Cardinals totally cool, nobody would have said a word. Somebody had a brain fart and didn’t consider they were playing a Florida team. The Braves apologized and won’t play the song for the rest of the homestand. No biggie. I’m sure by the time they play the Nats, it’ll be old news. > [@greenmario](#): > > I would bet money that no one actually picked the song to be played, it was just one among maybe a hundred on a playlist. So embarrassing maybe, but calling it insensitive or assholish is a bit of a stretch when there might not have been any malice intended I agree it was probably an oversight rather than deliberate. But even if inadvertent, the Braves made the right move by apologizing for it. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/25 "2017-09-10T23:21:11Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Of course, none of those examples are comparable to that in the OP. In all seriousness, why? Because of the number of people affected? Because of the extent of the devastation? Because of the awareness of the situation? (referring specifically to the ‘50 Ways To Leave Your Lover’ example) mmm ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/26 "2017-09-10T23:52:57Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > In the aftermath of an earthquake, then, let’s hope we don’t hear Elvis’s “I’m All Shook Up” at an A’s game, or FM’s “Landslide” at a Dodgers game, say, last Jan. If the Dodgers are playing in January, any song is on the table at any time. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/27 "2017-09-11T14:06:07Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > If the Dodgers are playing in January, any song is on the table at any time. :smack::p:smack: “Sunny Afternoon”? (well, after seeing its video, anyway) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/28 "2017-09-11T14:36:50Z")
If only global warming would melt all the sensitive snowflakes in the world. And while that happens they’ll all be offended by Here Comes the Sun. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/29 "2017-09-11T14:51:32Z")
Will they ever stop playing the drum intro to “Hot for Teacher” at NBA games? Insensitive _ **and** _ threatening to teachers. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/30 "2017-09-11T15:04:37Z")
Oh, come on. Though accidental, it was a bit insensitive and anyone who is not a total asshole would not be worked up by the apology. For fuck sake. I mean, if some ball player dying of cancer came up to bat and “Don’t Fear the Reaper” were playing, you wouldn’t find that, say, a tad insensitive? This is not all that far removed. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/31 "2017-09-11T15:11:46Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, come on. Though accidental, it was a bit insensitive and anyone who is not a total asshole would not be worked up by the apology. For fuck sake. I mean, if some ball player dying of cancer came up to bat and “Don’t Fear the Reaper” were playing, you wouldn’t find that, say, a tad insensitive? This is not all that far removed. Maybe if that song was played at a minor league game where an opposing player, or fan, had just died by being shredded in a reaper. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/32 "2017-09-11T15:27:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, come on. Though accidental, it was a bit insensitive and anyone who is not a total asshole would not be worked up by the apology. For fuck sake. I mean, if some ball player dying of cancer came up to bat and “Don’t Fear the Reaper” were playing, you wouldn’t find that, say, a tad insensitive? This is not all that far removed. Was anyone actually offended by the song? I’m all for not being an asshole. It just seems we’ve taken “don’t be an asshole” a step too far where we are trying to avoid situations where someone theoretically could be mildly offended. I don’t think that’s going to cause the collapse of society but hypersenstivity is not what we should aim for. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/33 "2017-09-11T15:45:26Z")
> [@treis](#): > > Was anyone actually offended by the song? > > I’m all for not being an asshole. It just seems we’ve taken “don’t be an asshole” a step too far where we are trying to avoid situations where someone theoretically could be mildly offended. I don’t think that’s going to cause the collapse of society but hypersenstivity is not what we should aim for. I would presume a number of people must have complained if they apologized. Look, I have a dark, twisted sense of humor, and I kind of find the situation in the OP funny, but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with a low key apology like this. Some people (presumably) were offended or found the humor lacking in taste. The Braves want to preserve their public image of not being perceived as assholes, so apologized. What’s there to be upset about here? ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/34 "2017-09-11T15:58:00Z")
> [@greenmario](#): > > …but calling it insensitive or assholish is a bit of a stretch when there might not have been any malice intended But the game here is to score points by interpreting other’s words and actions in the worst way possible. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/35 "2017-09-11T16:02:39Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > In all seriousness, why? > > Because of the number of people affected? > > Because of the extent of the devastation? > > Because of the awareness of the situation? > > (referring specifically to the ‘50 Ways To Leave Your Lover’ example) Because of the symbolism. One team is symbolically representing Florida. Florida in real life is about to experience a natural disaster that will be devastating to actual Floridians. The other team’s antagonistic posturing towards the Florida team, which in itself is a normal and reasonable part of sports contests, shouldn’t include references to that particular kind of natural disaster just at this time. Comparisons of that kind of rhetorical low blow (that is, what would have been a low blow if it were deliberate) with random songs that might possibly have unpleasant connotations for random individuals present are just stupid. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/36 "2017-09-11T16:05:11Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > or found the humor lacking in taste. The Braves want to preserve their public image of not being perceived as assholes, so apologized. What’s there to be upset about here? I should say “accidental humor.” I don’t believe it was intentional (partly because I don’t think the Braves are assholes like that) but rather just an unfortunately serendipitous playlist moment. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/37 "2017-09-11T16:06:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **TriPolar** : > > If only global warming would melt all the sensitive snowflakes in the world. And while that happens they’ll all be offended by Here Comes the Sun. Just to be clear, the “snowflakes” you’re referring to are the folks who are offended by the apology? ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/38 "2017-09-11T16:43:04Z")
The Dj thought Elton John, ‘Tiny Dancer’ would be a hit, bit it didn’t go over well and was forced to apologize. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/39 "2017-09-11T17:03:57Z")
Steve Dahl, radio dude in Chicago, used to suggest using the end of the Jerry Springer show as a daily affirmation. Springer would say towards the end: “Are you, or is someone you know… blah blah blah? If so, contact us.” It was always something a person would be proud to reply with: No, no I’m not. In much the same way, I for one am grateful to not be burdened with any confusion over the apology. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/40 "2017-09-11T17:17:29Z")
The reason they got this wrong was that they didn’t think it out ahead of time. Or, they let a computer do the programming and it thought that, being topical, hurricane songs would be well received. Like playing Aerosmith “Walk This Way” and Bob Marley “Get Up, Stand Up” at a wheelchair basketball game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988.md?page=3)