Is White Wedding a fascist anthem?

[Robert Urbanek]

A recurring theme of fascism is that the depravity and decadence of a liberal society must be burned away and replaced with racial and moral purity. Start all over.

Even if done tongue-in-cheek, Billy Idol’s White Wedding (1982) seems to reflect that belief in some of its lyrics:

There is nothing fair in this world
There is nothing safe in this world
And there's nothing sure in this world
And there's nothing pure in this world
Look for something left in this world

Start again

Do you want a strong, authoritarian leader? Look again to the lyrics:

Hey little sister, who's your superman?

And, of course, the white in White Wedding refers to the supposed virginity of the bride: a new life begun with a pure, blank slate, and, if you accept a fascist, racist subtext, a new society purged of all that is non-white.

 

[occupied]

No, do you have any more dumb questions?

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

White Wedding lyrics


Hey little sister, what have you done
Hey little sister, who's the only one
Hey little sister, who's your superman
Hey little sister, who's the one you want
Hey little sister, shotgun
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
Hey little sister, who is it you're with
Hey little sister, what's your vice and wish
Hey little sister, shotgun (oh yeah)
Hey little sister, who's your superman
Hey little sister, shotgun
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
Take me back home, yeah
Hey little sister, what have you done
Hey little sister, who's the only one
I've been away for so long (so long)
I've been away for so long (so long)
I let you go for so long
It's a nice day to start again
Come on, it's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
There is nothin' fair in this world, baby
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
Start again
Come on
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day to start again

 

[Rambunctious]

I've always thought a white wedding was a wedding performed before a bride shows that she is pregnant...

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

this song was before a lot of people were born

 

[Disir]

A recurring theme of fascism is that the depravity and decadence of a liberal society must be burned away and replaced with racial and moral purity. Start all over.

Even if done tongue-in-cheek, Billy Idol’s White Wedding (1982) seems to reflect that belief in some of its lyrics:

There is nothing fair in this world
There is nothing safe in this world
And there's nothing sure in this world
And there's nothing pure in this world
Look for something left in this world

Start again

Do you want a strong, authoritarian leader? Look again to the lyrics:

Hey little sister, who's your superman?

And, of course, the white in White Wedding refers to the supposed virginity of the bride: a new life begun with a pure, blank slate, and, if you accept a fascist, racist subtext, a new society purged of all that is non-white.

Don't screw around with Billy Idol, man.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

she likes it
it's not a racist song

 

[Failzero]

White Christmas ?

 

[daveman]

Protip: If someone asks "Is this thing that has nothing to do with fascism fascist?" -- it's not.