Dave wrote:
"During the hearing, William Gaines was shown the cover of
one of comics showing a severed head being held by the hair.
. . ."
I love that story, too. Reading the transcripts makes it very
evident that the hearings (as are most congressional
hearings) were just held to bring out evidence to support
politicians' already established opinions.
"Of course, all this is fairly tame compared to Sin
City."
Which shows just how relative, and time sensitive, shock
value is. One generation's transgressive culture gains
retroactive respectability as it becomes the standard against
which the next generation's culture is judged excessive. And,
of course, each generation must offer an escalating shock
value if it wishes to distinguish itself from its
forebears.
Mark
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