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Re: Real good looking boy... BAD IDEA
> He is not guilty of anything, and he should not have to censer his art
I know. I know! What you say is true. But.....
> Why can't Pete use the word boy in conversation, song lyrics, song
> titles or album titles?
He can. He can! However, you must admit....it *could* do further damage
to his reputation. And that worries me. It does.
> Changing his plan would be a clear sign that the world is F?.#$d Up!
True. It *would* be an artistic compromise.
> Yeah let's just remove the word *boy* from his vocabulary, that'll fix
> him.
Now *that's* some hard-hitting sarcasm! Nice retort. ;-)
> This is too Orwellian for my liking.
That may be a bit of an exaggeration. The dilemma isn't about any state-
controlled censorship. The frustration stems from an artist, who has
been falsely accused of being a pedophile, choosing to base his follow-up
work on boys & children. It just doesn't sit well.
And another frustrating aspect is that we don't *know* enough about the
whole piece! Children may figure only briefly in the story - at the
beginning.
And what does the *music* sound like on RGLB? (!) If it's a wonderful,
kick-ass song, I'd shut my yap quicker than you could say "Greg Lake."
> There! Boy, boy, boy, boy, boy. I'm a boy! I'm a boy!
Good argument, Joe. Very passionate. Got me thinking. (A first?) ;-)
- SCHRADE in Akron