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Very interesting article, chris. Well worth reading. Thanks.
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Cancelling or preservation aside, I'm far less concerned about those who could be offended and far more concerned about those who actually take those images to heart as truth. Apparently, you can cure stupid, but hatred is a deeper chasm with those clinging to it decrying the loss of their own identities.
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Mar 7, 2021 - 7:22 AM
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Solium
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It's terrible that society makes up these crazy rules. Luckily we can come here and discuss everything - politics, religion, bootlegs...
For the moment.
And I appreciate the mods keeping this thread open. My objections are less social political and more practical. We can't "protect" our selves from all forms of offensive art or speech. Whats okay today is not okay tomorrow. The goalposts are literately changing year to year, month to month, day to day nowadays. I know some are saying its not the Gen X'ers, but clearly more people find more things offensive today than in years past. Look at the objections and outrage on college campuses when a guest is invited that they don't agree with. Comedians have virtually stopped going to these schools because the students finds their comedy offensive. Its no longer the case of "correcting" what was deemed offensive 50, 60, 80 years ago. Besides I believe in freedom of expression. As many love to say, let the market determine it's place in history. Man, I love the 80's, artists really pushed the limits "back then". LOL!
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My gosh the Seussian Racist Titles are Skyrocketing in Price on ebay.
Of course! Because people don't want something until they're told they can't have it.
That's actually only superficially true.
Among other reasons, I think it has more to do with the fact that when something will no longer be available in the future, many of the collectors of such things want to keep the item in question for preservation's sake--and that's a good thing.
Sort of like CD's of movie scores.
I suspect the surge is more speculative in nature rather than collecting.
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