I believe she's entitled to her subjective insights/criticisms/impressions, something that a great artist like her does in every song. The question of "who says what to whom", which quite often decides whether a statement/text is racist/offensive doesn't really apply to a critical lyricist like siouxie. I lament the absence of such great culturally-subversive art like hers today! Besides, the truly artistic and beautiful ambiguity of her lyrics keep them above petty racism. (for the record, I'm an Arab)
I believe she's entitled to her subjective insights/criticisms/impressions, something that a great artist like her does in every song. The question of "who says what to whom", which quite often decides whether a statement/text is racist/offensive doesn't really apply to a critical lyricist like siouxie. I lament the absence of such great culturally-subversive art like hers today! Besides, the truly artistic and beautiful ambiguity of her lyrics keep them above petty racism. (for the record, I'm an Arab)