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On South Park
First, it’s a situation comedy. A situation comedy that deliberately offends some in order to humor others. That’s not really so unusual. It’s not really “teaching us to be tolerant,” however. The majority of comedy has always been (since Euripides, … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, free speech, obscenity, reviews, South Park, television
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Obscenity and Free Speech
Is it real obscenity, or just a lack of taste? To legislate morality seems such a useless waste. For standards vary by observer, and from day to day; Leaving little black or white, but only shades of gray. Let Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, daily poems, decisions, free speech, freedom, ignorance, independence, obscenity
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A Sidebar to my NEA post …
More from Henry Miller, Obscenity and the Law of Reflection: The chances are that during this transition period of global wars, lasting perhaps a century or two, art will become less and less important. A world torn by indescribable upheavals, … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Miller, NEA, obscenity, Obscenity and the Law of Reflection
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More thoughts on war and peace
From Henry Miller, Obscenity and the Law of Reflection: As civilization progresses it becomes more and more apparent that war is the greatest release which life offers to the ordinary man. Here he can let go to his heart’s content … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Miller, obscenity, Obscenity and the Law of Reflection
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