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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, DJ-Anonyme@... wrote:
>
> Kevin wrote:
>
> "Hell, why is hard-boiled popular fiction worthy of
respect and even
> serious discussion, but a four-minute song dealing
with the same subject
> deemed somehow morally suspect or culturally
negligible?"
>
> Interesting question. The culture of the masses
never gets the respect
> of more refined cultural pursuits.
However, this argument (culturally negligible, etc.) was not
an argument presented here. It is not an argument I would
make about any music or for that matter about any artistic
expression. What would
"culturally negligible" mean? If this is used to imply that
something sucks, why not just say it sucks and move on? I am
tired of hearing people rant about rap... if they don't like
it, they have plenty of choices. But in reality the intent is
that _other people_ not listen to it, in other words, there
is a censorious strain.
Best,
mrt
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