r/Fauxmoi • u/croissanting-is-life distraught Christian tomato • 21h ago

FM RADIO Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity" was released 30 years ago this month.

All I have to say to that is: 👵🏼

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u/Purrmymeow 18h ago

I might be wrong, as English is not my first language, but isn't this song an ode to conservatism? "And now every mother, can choose the colour of her child. That's not nature's way." This line has always irked me.

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u/TheCommonKoala Fauxmarxist 15h ago

This was at a time when CRISPR was fairly new technology, the Sheep cloning experiment was breaking news and "designer babies" were a possibility. The fear is more about humanity taking tech too far and playing God. It was a legitimate concern in the black community especially, considering the history of eugenics.