Morrissey caused huge offence today when it was reported in The Mirror (via Metro) that he said the massacre in Norway, in which a right-wing extremist launched a bomb attack in Oslo and shot dozens of innocent teenagers, paled in comparison to the the actions of fast food chains. “We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown, with 97 dead“, Morrissey said. “Though that is nothing compared to what happens inMcDonald‘s and Kentucky Fried S–t every day.” He made the comment at a gig in Warsaw on Sunday in defence of animal rights, but it has drawn obvious criticism from the media and fans alike. One fan wrote: “The killing of children compared to KFC & McDonald’s?! What an a–hole!” Another said: “I really don’t know if that is forgivable? Or of any use to the vegetarian cause?” But despite the response from observers, the singer appears to stand by his comments. A spokesperson said: “Morrissey has decided not to comment any further as he believes his statement speaks for itself.” It is not the first time the singer has caused controversy with his comments on animal rights issues. In September last year, he said he felt that Chinese people were a sub-species because of their treatment of animals.
[3] Amy Willis, Morrissey compares fast food to Norway massacre, The Telegraph, 1:31PM BST 28 Jul 2011
[4] Morrissey under attack from his own fans after saying Norway murders were ‘nothing’ compared to McDonald’s and KFC, Daily Mail, 08:03 GMT, 29 July 2011
[5] Morrissey stands by Norway, Toronto Sun, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011 09:35 AM EDT
[7] Sofia M. Fernandez, Norway Massacre: Morrissey Explains Why He Compared Shootings to McDonald’s, The Hollywood Reporter, 7/29/2011 7:09pm PDT
[8] Rolling Stone, Morrissey: Norwegian Massacre Not As Bad As McDonalds and KFC, Rolling Stone, July 28, 2011
[10] Morrissey: ‘Norway attacks are nothing compared to the actions of McDonald’s’, NME, July 28, 2011 11:05
[11] Morrissey says Norway massacre is “nothing” compared to the actions of fast food chains, The Mirror, 00:03, 28 JULY 2011
[13] Gregory Adams, Morrissey Clarifies KFC/Norway Shooting Connection, Exclaim, Jul 29, 2011
[14] Mayer Nissim, Morrissey: ‘McDonald’s, KFC worse than Norway massacre’, Digital Spy, Thursday, Jul 28 2011, 11:48 BST
