So, earlier this week it looked as if Snoop Dogg would get to join Ice Cube in a concert tour of Australia. Now, though the gin and juice might need to be put on hold as several victim's groups have complained about Snoop visiting the country. Snoop had been barred from visiting the country because of drugs, weapons, murder charges and whatever else Snoop likes to do on weekends. But, after wearing the government down for years, they caved and Snoop got his visa.
Now they want to take it back. Australia is not alone in this. If you want to play in Japan, you better not even have one pot arrest on your record or you are not going to get a visa. The US? Think Amy Winehouse will be back here anytime soon? Lily Allen got here, but not to work. At least not to work that anyone knew about. If you think she just came here to hang out with Lindsay and Sam for a week, well that would be wrong.
Anyway, here is my take on this. These are not visitor visas. They are work visas. Amy Winehouse would be allowed to come to this country to visit, she just can't get permission to work here. So, in other words, come spend money, but don't take money. I would be more sympathetic to the rules if they applied to anyone, but lets face it. The average crack head with a full body rash, and an arrest record is not really likely to be applying for a work visa so he is free to enter the country and do what he wants. But, if for some reason there was an opening at a Best Buy and they wanted him, he couldn't work there.
I say, just let them come in, take our money and leave. It just seems kind of hypocritical to let them come in for two weeks to travel the country, but for some reason if they wanted to stop at a club each night and play some music that somehow this becomes banned or troublesome.
"...because of drugs, weapons, murder charges and whatever else Snoop likes to do on weekends."
ReplyDeleteLOL, how I would love to be a fly on his wall to watch exactly what he does.
godammn do gooders...wrecking everyone's good time.
ReplyDeleteDid Snoop kill an Ozzie i wasnt aware of? If i have to look at Sophie Monks' jacked up face, they can let a man play some tunes.
I used to be pretty ambivalent on Snoop, but then I watched an episode of his reality show. He is a strange guy, but I really love him. They should let him in; I doubt he's going to hurt anybody, and, if he does, I doubt they'd hear about it.
ReplyDeleteEuropeans do not require any type of visitor's visa to enter the US. They can just hop on a plane and come over. Same deal with Canadians. This is why there isn't any scrutiny.
ReplyDeleteIF someone was coming from a country that the US required a visitor's visa for entry, you bet Lily, Amy et al would be denied entry.
As far as rappers go, Snoop seems like a pretty cool, laid back guy. He seems like someone it'd be fun to hang out with for a night. He's certainly not as high strung as Kanye. I say give him a break. He's not shooting anybody. Let him toke up and relax.
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ReplyDeleteafter your explanation regarding snoop's "personal attributes", not too sure i'd want to be a fly on the wall!
i kid, i kid!
i don't think dude's dangerous. not like he's coked out never heard of a little weed (or a lot) making someone violent! paranoid, maybe.
but i'm glad you explained that, enty, i didn't know there was a difference.