History
The Melon Farmers were originally
conceived by Dave and Phil about 7 years ago. Phil
concentrated on TV censorship whilst Dave published information about film
and video censorship.
The name was inspired by Alex Cox who was asked to
prepare a BBC friendly dub of his Repo Man. With tongue firmly in cheek, he
overdubbed 'motherfucker' with 'melon farmer'. Censorship surely, but
somehow Alex Cox showed that censorship could be defeated via spirit and
humour. The Melon Farmers were born to serve this end.
The Melon Farmers are not a traditional campaigning or political
organisation. There are no members, subscriptions or constitutions. Just a
bunch of good people who contribute news, information and opinion. The
objectives and aims of the Melon Farmers are an aggregation of the many that
contribute, nothing more and nothing less. But somehow news, information and
opinion makes for a very effective campaign.
The remit of the Melon Farmers has extended somewhat from the early days.
The censorship of sex and violence in the media is still the primary focus
but the Melon Farmers now extend to political and economic censorship the
world over.
The Melon Farmers also take particular interest in those that claim to
occupy the moral high ground and who seek to deny sexual enjoyment from
their fellow man. Every person should be free to enjoy sex and life
restricted only by the requirement to be considerate of others.
The
website is still edited by Dave but the spirit of Melon Farming lies
with the thousands of contributors and readers who request and demand that
life and sex can be enjoyed to the full without unnecessary restriction.
Yippie-ki-yay, motherfucker
From the The State Journal-Register see
full article
In the movie Die Hard, Euro-trash terrorist Hans
Gruber asks hero John McClane if he saw too many films as a child and
thinks he’s John Wayne.
Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy?
Gruber asks.
Some US TV versions have McClane retorting: Yippie-ki-yay, melon
farmer.
The Melon Farmers are proud to have reached the finals for
the Erotic Awards. It is an honour to be part of the good work done in
promoting generosity and enjoyment of sex.
