# "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:** 3
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/41 "2017-09-11T17:24:36Z")
Band hired for local 4th of July party embarrassed after playing Bruce Springsteen, ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to a community of immigrants, forced to apologize. ---
**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 11, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/42 "2017-09-11T17:25:17Z")
> [@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) > mmm If you have to ask, you’ll probably never understand. ---
**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, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/43 "2017-09-11T17:25:41Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > 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? Are the people complaining because they personally were hurt by the song or are they taking offense on a theoretical level? ---
**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 11, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/44 "2017-09-11T17:48:01Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > If you have to ask, you’ll probably never understand. But if really do need to have the blindingly obvious explained, it’s because it involved an audience that _specifically_ might have been affected by it. Playing “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” is not offensive if some people in the audience might have recently broken up. It would be if you played it at a event for divorced people. Playing “All Shook Up” isn’t offensive just because there might be a few epileptics in the audience. But if you played it at a special benefit for epilepsy, it would be. As I said, context is important. ---
**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, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/45 "2017-09-11T18:07:22Z")
> [@treis](#): > > Are the people complaining because they personally were hurt by the song or are they taking offense on a theoretical level? I can’t go into the minds of these people, so I don’t know, but I would also give out a simple “whoops! sorry about that” in the situation. I don’t see why one wouldn’t. ---
**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, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/46 "2017-09-11T18:54:16Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I can’t go into the minds of these people, so I don’t know, but I would also give out a simple “whoops! sorry about that” in the situation. I don’t see why one wouldn’t. I don’t disagree. I just think that collectively, as a country, our “I’m offended” meters need to be calibrated to be less sensitive. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/47 "2017-09-11T19:02:38Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > “When the Levy Breaks”? > > Totally offensive. If you’re not Jewish, you can’t make that joke. We’ll just pass over that one, then. ---
**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, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/48 "2017-09-11T19:10:18Z")
> [@treis](#): > > I don’t disagree. I just think that collectively, as a country, our “I’m offended” meters need to be calibrated to be less sensitive. Maybe. Frankly, most of the oversensitive yelping I hear seems to come from those offended that other people are daring to be offended about something, however mildly. One person raises a quizzical eyebrow at a tasteless remark, and that’s the trigger for the media and the entire internet to go on for days about _“PC RUN MAD!!!”_ ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/49 "2017-09-11T19:34:19Z")
The ironic thing is, Irma, now downgraded to a tropical storm, is headed into Georgia. ---
**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, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/50 "2017-09-11T20:25:53Z")
Lookin for a soul to steal. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/51 "2017-09-11T20:40:57Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The ironic thing is, Irma, now downgraded to a tropical storm, is headed into Georgia. “Rock you like a Tropical Depression” just doesn’t have the same ring… ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/52 "2017-09-11T21:27:46Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Lookin for a soul to steal. Too soon! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/53 "2017-09-11T22:54:07Z")
A friend of mine who lives in Austin told me the local station was playing SRV’s “Texas Flood” the day of the hurricane. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/54 "2017-09-11T23:04:13Z")
List of songs not to be played by radio stations in the days following 9/11. [http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/radio\_stations\_were\_urged\_not\_to\_play\_this\_list\_of\_songs\_after\_9\_11](http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/radio_stations_were_urged_not_to_play_this_list_of_songs_after_9_11) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/55 "2017-09-12T00:42:45Z")
The real irony is that the song’s lyrics have nothing at all to do with hurricanes, or any kind of stormy weather. Like most Scorpions songs, it’s about sex. So the people who really should be offended are those who practice celibacy, or those who suffer from erectile dysfunction. Hmm, maybe they are. > [@treis](#): > > I just think that collectively, as a country, our “I’m offended” meters need to be calibrated to be less sensitive. Most of the time, when people get offended over stupid bullshit, it’s their way of pretending to be doing something about a problem without actually _doing anything_ about that problem. Like the current backlash against Confederate flags and statues, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/56 "2017-09-12T04:55:36Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Most of the time, when people get offended over stupid bullshit, it’s their way of pretending to be doing something about a problem without actually _doing anything_ about that problem. Like the current backlash against Confederate flags and statues, for example. You make your case brilliantly and your example is exceedingly well-chosen. ---
**Author:** ![Lorne\_Armstrong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@Lorne\_Armstrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorne_Armstrong)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/57 "2017-09-12T11:06:41Z")
Some people need to be offended every so often in order to make it through life. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/58 "2017-09-12T12:32:58Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > “When the Levy Breaks”? > > Totally offensive. If you’re not Jewish, you can’t make that joke. This response deserves a :D. ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/59 "2017-09-12T14:39:51Z")
> [@Lorne\_Armstrong](#): > > Some people need to be offended every so often in order to make it through life. Yep. Especially the people bitching/offended about the Braves apology. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988/60 "2017-09-12T20:24:14Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > If it was the other way round, and the Miami team had played it, it would have been okay. Had they played in Miami, they would have played _Riding the Storm Out_ by REO Speedwagon [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-you-like-a-hurricane-by-scorpions-now-insensitive/795988.md?page=4)