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To: HumanaeVitae
...all other kinds of sex-and-violence-dripping crap.

In a way, we need to be careful about this. Rap, as it stands now, is less a testament of the streets than a money-making machine. Musically, there is no merit, but early on, the poetry was at least worth a read. It was kind of depressing.

If you're going to start banning absolutely everything presenting gratuitous sex and violence, some of the most stunning music ever written would be included, since those are two of the main themes in opera. The Prima Dona roles of La Boheme, Carmen, La Traviata, Tosca, among others are women with loose morals. The music is unparalleled, but the plots are all about sex and using other people. I won't get into Le Nozze di Figaro. It's my favorite and the plot is all about sex.

Where does the censorship stop?
17 posted on 02/12/2003 8:54:41 AM PST by Desdemona (my namesake is one of the only Prima Dona roles without fault. And one with a tough aria.)
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To: Desdemona
I think we can exclude genital aerobics (pornography) at least from the mix in the beginning, Des...
18 posted on 02/12/2003 8:58:31 AM PST by HumanaeVitae (Libertarianism = Moral Relativism w/a Pocket Protector and Taped-Up Glasses)
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To: Desdemona
"Where does the censorship stop?"

Perhaps for some of you people the point a chimp is engaged in fellatio in Macy's front window; For others, it's the same scenario during a school play...

Maybe some of you didn't get the memo of 1776-1965 before America was hijacked by moral relativists.

38 posted on 02/12/2003 10:42:50 AM PST by F16Fighter (The Democrats --The Party of Marxists, moral relativists and political eunuchs)
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