Adele’s Popularity Is Fueled By Racism, Says Once-Alleged Racist [Adele]

Rock’s answer to Eeyore, Magnetic Fields brainchild Stephin Merritt, was once accused of being racist for his professed love of the song “Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah” (from Song of the South, the insanely minstrely black sheep of the Disney catalog) and for not seeming too into black music. Well, two can play that game, as Merritt has called out Adele’s legion of fans for some bigotry of their own in an interview with Dan Weiss for L.A. Weekly. Here’s how it goes down: More »