I thought the same thing. I like asian girls. Why can't I write a song about that?

I was confused by that too, until I googled the lyrics. Take a look:

It's hardly the ode to a sexy black woman that I always assumed it was. I don't think Jagger was promoting racism but I do think he was trying to be edgy by writing about objectionable subject matter.

Oh! He mentions slavery...
So what.

I HATE when people act like if you make reference to the historical fact that was slavery, somehow you are condoning or promoting it.

Lets all pretend all the bad stuff in the history of the world never happened.

There are definite sexist/racist songs out there, but to include "Brown Sugar" among them is really pushing things a bit far imo.

Well, like I said, I don't think he's promoting racism in the song—in fact, I'm a fan of the song—I'm just answering your question about why someone would find it racist. And it's more than just "mentioning slavery", the whole subject of the song involves sexual torture of slaves. Even Jagger himself has said he has misgivings about the lyrics.

Damn. I never knew those were the lyrics. Wasn't this song on the radio?! Sounds to me it's supposed to be about a slave owner raping his slave. I'm assuming that with the upbeat nature of the song and the lyrics that almost sound like they're glorifying the rape that it's all supposed to be ironic. That song is actually pretty disturbing now. Awesome.

If you want a Rolling Stones song with questionable lyrics just go for Stray Cat Blues.

Because not listening to a homophobic band does.... what?

golden oldie

The song is about sex between slaves and owners. What is objectionable is slavery, but it isn't like he making any judgement on the wrongs of slavery but joint pointing out they had sex. Jagger could had made a moral statement and spoke against people in power coercing sex from others, but he didn't he was a horny man whore not a social moralist.

"Scarred old slaver" porbably means he has STD. When he sings "Hear him whip the women just around midnight." it's ambiguous it could mean he did whipped with a whip or maybe yada yada yada. It could he meant the same thing that the Dazz band meant by "whip" in Let It Whip.

Well, not listening to them helps not to spike my blood pressure. :)