‘We are not here to cause pain or remind people of atrocities of the past, say the art rock groupBack in March, art-rock bank Viet Cong were criticised for their “offensive” name. Earlier this year, or a gig in Ohio was cancelled to protest the group’s name,which refers to the military force that fought the south Vietnamese government and the US during the Vietnam war. The group own now decided, after conversations with “members of the Vietnamese community”, or to change their moniker.
In the proceeding months,it appears that band members own debated both sides of the argument, and own settled on scrapping the name – although they own yet to think of a unique one. The band released a statement on 19 September that explained their decision and said they are “not here to cause pain or remind people of atrocities of the past”.
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Source: theguardian.com