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How to Make Sex Boring
Prime-time political grandstanding isn’t sexy.
Most Americans have never heard of Adam Lambert, much to the disappointment of the singer’s publicists. Earlier this year, he finished as runner-up on American Idol, the TV talent show that has, after eight seasons, long since lost the novelty it had in 2002 when Kelly Clarkson won top honors in the program’s series debut.
In an evident effort to rescue himself from obscurity, Lambert decided last week to turn ABC’s American Music Awards broadcast into a political publicity stunt. While performing the title track from his new album…well, here’s how MTV.com described it:
In addition to dragging a female dancer around by the ankles, pushing a male dancer’s head into his crotch and simulating oral sex, walking a pair of male hoofers around like dogs on a leash, and furiously thrusting his hips at every opportunity, Lambert took a moment mid-song to fervently make out with (an allegedly straight) male keyboard player.
Those who recall previous “spontaneous” events of this nature — e.g., the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show — will not be surprised to learn that Lambert subsequently asserted that kissing his keyboardist on prime-time TV was “in the moment.”
Nor will anyone familiar with the increasingly repetitive rituals of 21st-century sexual politics be surprised to learn that (a) the editor of a gay magazine had recently claimed Lambert’s managers were trying to downplay his homosexuality, (b) Lambert’s failure to win American Idol had been blamed on homophobia, and (c) in the wake of Lambert’s prime-time stunt, a gay-rights group accused TV networks of “discrimination.”
Ho-hum. Another televised awards show, another politically correct kowtow to the gay agenda, another predictable “outrage.”
At some point, reasonable people might expect an end to these épater les bourgeoisie gestures, as the bourgeoisie have long since ceased to be shocked by such routine public exhibitions. Except for the fact that Lambert’s stunt was performed on live TV during prime-time — raising parental concerns about children being exposed to his lurid act — it is unlikely there would have even been any publicity value in it. He could (and perhaps does) engage in frottage with every member of his band during non-televised concerts without generating a single headline or indignant e-mail.
More than four decades have gone by since Philip Larkin poetically joked about sex having been invented in 1963, “Between the end of the Chatterley ban/And the Beatles’ first LP.” Nevertheless, there stubbornly persists within the self-styled “artistic community” the assumption that middle-class Americans are a bunch of repressed puritanical hypocrites badly in need of the liberating influence that only pelvic thrusts, gay kissing and the choreographed simulation of sadomasochism can provide.
If there had ever been any validity to this conception of Middle America as hopelessly benighted about sex, surely the stereotype is now as obsolete as a 78-rpm vinyl record. Anyone with Internet access is just two or three clicks away from as much explicit pornography as the most degenerate pervert could ever desire.
Why, then, did Adam Lambert — who is arguably both degenerate and perverse — insist on shoving his sexual politics into the faces of TV viewers who tuned in to a music-awards show? Why are complaining viewers accused of “homophobia,” while TV networks are accused of “discrimination” for editing out or digitally obscuring the man-on-man kiss?
There is a whiff of totalitarianism in the implied insistence that TV networks can be compelled to broadcast such stuff — lest they be charged with violating someone’s rights — and to further insist that viewer complaints are inherently illegitimate.
From the standpoint of pure entertainment, however, the more important fact is that there was nothing really sexy in Lambert’s performance. Because these “outrageous” stunts have now become so routine, what Lambert did was no more erotic than it was artistically innovative, which it most certainly wasn’t.
Lambert neither aroused nor shocked his audience. Rather, he bored them — and in show business, that’s the biggest sin of all.
About the Author
Robert Stacy McCain is co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party (Nelson Current). He blogs at The Other McCain.
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Appleby| 11.30.09 @ 6:28AM
Of course, Generation Whiners who think LOL is a word would not know the difference between liberty and license.
And children who have been told since before birth that they are Special will of course think that running nekkid into a cocktail party yelling POO POO HEAD! is cute, and if you disagree, there is something wrong with YOU.
I am just about to reach retirement age and believe me, I will be interested to see what the world is like when the whole world is run by daycare babies who never lose their personal fascination with one anothers wee-wees.
stephanie| 11.30.09 @ 9:15AM
Appleby, you slay me! Great post and oh so spot on. Thanks!
Margie| 11.30.09 @ 11:29AM
I have to agree. Appleby certainly does have a way with words! But the picture of it all, especially of the future gen, is a sad one, indeed.
With virtually NO discipline, and spanking being outlawed, it is to be expected. Of course the fortunate children who have Parents who teach right from wrong will be the ones standing out like diamonds amongst the rest.
Theresa| 12.1.09 @ 1:17AM
I had this same thought this morning before reading this article.
vaportrail| 11.30.09 @ 7:06AM
I find it hard to believe that the so called straight key board player that he kissed didn't bet this faggot to death on stage. No way is that guy straight to let a queer kiss him on TV.
Kevin| 11.30.09 @ 12:19PM
Why don't you learn how to spell, you bigoted jerk!
victor| 11.30.09 @ 9:10PM
I guess spellin is more important to you than aversion to perversion.
Romans 1:27
"27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."
Kevin Riley O'Keeffe | 12.2.09 @ 1:02AM
You don't have to be a bigot to be repulsed by the idea of having another man's tongue in your mouth. Homosexuals have become the most obnoxious and OH-SO-BORING subset of American public life. I mean, we get the point. You have a penis, and you like other penises. We had the point back in 1982. How long do we have to hear you people talk, and talk, and talk about...yourselves. You're probably not that interested in Christian conservatives. Well, guess what? Its mutual.
Mike| 11.30.09 @ 7:13AM
So, uh, just to be clear: is the American Spectator paying Robert Stacy McCain to write this stuff? I hope not.
Nancita| 11.30.09 @ 7:27AM
I hope so. Mr. Other deserves every dollar -- he's a hell of a writer. I'm subscribing!
Finrod| 11.30.09 @ 5:34PM
I think the American Spectator should be charging you to comment here, as your comment seems to be a waste of good bytes that could go to starving children in Africa.
Daniel B| 11.30.09 @ 9:23PM
Finrod, awesome response! I nearly choked laughing when I read it. :)
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Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 8:21AM
Mike,
porn stars get paid to act in the most tasteless garbage imaginable. Good thing porn is so bad, or I might waste time watching it.
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 8:23AM
... maybe producers ought to make porn so bad everyone will get sick of it.
Kevin Riley O'Keeffe | 12.2.09 @ 1:04AM
They already have. For anyone who doesn't possess the sensibilities of an infant.
Louis Jenkins| 11.30.09 @ 8:23AM
Who in their right mind watches these awards anymore? I don't. It's just a bunch of celebutards flagellating each other during primetime to create some sort of spectacular spectical. What they lack in talent they make up in provocation. All this S&M behavior begs the question, "Is anyone paying attention to these idiots?" Next American Idol? Kissing the keyboard player, walking groupies on a leash, and simulated oral sex is idolatry, but nothing to idolize. Use that remote, folks, and vote with the off button. You'll be better off for it.
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 8:26AM
like the reviewer of 'Last Exit To Brooklyn' wrote in 1964: this book is so disgusting people should be encouraged to read it so they will lose interest in sex.
JP| 11.30.09 @ 8:40AM
Alan,
I much prefer Flaubert's Madame Bovary. Despite her efforts to add meaning to her adulterous affair(s), society remained indolent. Even her priest preferred to discuss the year's pigs and cows being shown at the annual agricultural fair than to listen to her rather explicit, heart felt confessions. In Flaubert's world, not even adultery carried any transcendent meaning. And how can it when the marriage act itself is reduced to animalistic ruttings with absolutely no meaning other than biological?
Today's gay activists remind of me Madame Bovary. They flaunt thier immorality; and when society no longer notices thier acts, they throw a temper tantrum.
West Texan| 11.30.09 @ 8:47AM
I'm confused. The title to this article refers to sex, but the content seems primarily to address perversion and degeneracy. The author's final sentence certainly sums things up nicely, but the previous paragraph is also somewhat alarming.
"From the standpoint of pure entertainment, however, the more important fact is that there was nothing really sexy in Lambert's performance. Because these "outrageous" stunts have now become so routine, what Lambert did was no more erotic than it was artistically innovative, which it most certainly wasn't."
I think it goes without saying that almost nothing Adam Lambert did could be described as sexy or erotic, much less entertaining or artistic. To even suggest that his performance was examined in light of these aspects is awarding a de facto legitimacy that is undeserved. Further, I am chagrined by the fact that the author here implies a relationship of sorts between "pure entertainent" and sex.
The on-stage antics described (I did not see the performance) are unquestionably perverse and degenerate, but the article contains a somewhat more perverse item, which is found in the author's statement that "...the bourgeoisie have long since ceased to be shocked by such routine public exhibitions." This statement puts me in mind of the following:
"Edward Gibbon in his 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' said that the following five attributes marked Rome at its end: first, a mounting love of show and luxury (that is, affluence); second, a widening gap between the very rich and the very poor (this could be among countries in the family of nations as well as in a single nation); third, an obsession with sex; fourth, freakishness in the arts, masquerading as originality, and enthusiasms pretending to be creativity; fifth, an increased desire to live off the state. It all sounds so familiar." (taken from "How Should We Then Live?" by Francis Schaeffer)
LaneyB| 11.30.09 @ 8:48AM
Lambert is no more a singing talent than is any one of the eight dogs. At least they know it. When one has doubts about one's skills, one resorts to trickery to gain attention. That is the lesson that parents should be imparting to their offspring about this fool's behavior. As they say, it's teachable moment.
America is generally disinterested in the antics of painted performers, and this cretin will become a laughable footnote in the cultural milieu. Unfortunately, most of what passes for entertainment, be it film or music, is juvenile, gasping for attention, and devoid of content. Fantasy is what is peddled.
In real dollars, adjusted for inflation, I wonder how entertainment of today stacks up against that of thirty, fifty, seventy years ago. That might tell the tale of how much attention anyone is paying.
Daniel B| 11.30.09 @ 9:32PM
"Lambert is no more a singing talent than is any one of the eight dogs."
Sorry, but that simply isn't true. I personally don't care for Lambert at all and he sounded terrible on the AMA awards show, but it is completely factually untrue to try to claim he has no singing talent. A brief look at his prior performances on Idol will show that from a technical standpoint he has one of the greatest vocal ranges ever to be on Idol (check out idolranges.com for verification - Lambert has a range of 16 and a half steps. Only Chris Daughtry has ever equaled that in the history of the show and no one so far in 8 seasons has had a larger range. Things like tone, cadence, vocal control are more subjective, but it is very very difficult to make the arguement that Adam is not a great vocalist. He is. The comic tragedy of his AMA performance is that he didn't rely on that, instead aiming for shock value and as a result he sounded terrible, looked atrocious, and turned a terrible performance (he looked like he was going to cry at the end).
Again, I do not care for Adam Lambert or his style - actually I very much dislike him. I much prefer family-man rocker Chris Daughtry, or last year's winner, David Cook. But I would never be foolish enough to deny Adam isn't vocally talented. Quite the opposite. He's very, very talented. Too bad he chose to go for cheap shock tactics instead.
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 8:55AM
I read Last Exit to Brooklyn, and the characters were such coprophiles it could give you the dry heaves.
And violent too. Harry, the antihero of the short story --LETB is a collection-- "Strike" gets beaten to death, or at least to a pulp, after he fellates a child in public.
All these books get Awards too: the Thomas B. Dutton Award For The Most Vomit-inducing Book Of The Year.
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 9:21AM
* Another Day, Another Dollar: A gang of young Brooklyn hoodlums hang around an all-night cafe and get into a vicious fight with a group of sailors on shore leave.
* The Queen Is Dead: Georgette, a transvestite hooker, is thrown out of the family home by her brother and tries to attract the attention of a hoodlum named Vinnie at a benzedrine-driven party.
* And Baby Makes Three: An alcoholic father tries to keep good spirits and maintain his family’s marriage traditions after his daughter becomes pregnant and then marries a motorcycle mechanic.
* Tralala: The title character, a young Brooklyn prostitute, makes a living propositioning sailors in bars and stealing their money. In perhaps the novel’s most notorious scene, she is gang-raped after a night of heavy drinking.
* Strike: Harry, a machinist in a factory, becomes a local official in the union. He is a blustering, inadequate man and a brutal husband. He gains a temporary status and importance during a long strike, and uses the union's money to entertain the young street punks and buy the company of drag queens.
* Landsend: Described as a “coda” for the book, this section presents the intertwined, yet ordinary day of numerous denizens in a housing project.
The following is a typical example of the novel’s style:
She didnt need any goddamn skell to buy her a drink. She could get anything she wanted in Willies. She had her kicks. Shed go back to Willies where what she said goes. That was the joint. There was always somebody in there with money. No bums like these cruds. Did they think shed let any goddamn bum in her pants and play with her tits for a few bucks. Shit! She could get a seamans whole payoff just sittin in Willies"
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 6:38PM
Hate? you mean like Stonewall-type vicious gays?
Alot of roughtrade around, boy-- more than you can handle.
"Degenerate and perverse? gay agenda??
Come on even young conservatives these days accept their gay friends and family members.
Wake up and join the 21st Century.
This article is all about hate and bigotry."
shimauma| 11.30.09 @ 9:48AM
Per the article, I had no idea who adam lambert was before his public perversity was posted on the internet. As I've maintained, folks of his ilk are continuously trying to justify their deviance. For true conservatives to not denounce it is to welcome the return of sodom and gomarrah. scum like adam lambert should be reviled like the perverts that they are.
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 6:46PM
What concerned me was the day after the Matthew Shephard I called a radio station to say my gay friends were suddenly pro capital punishment.
A guy calls up an hour later to exclaim, "you tell that guy Alan we are no pushovers!"
Alan Brooks| 11.30.09 @ 6:49PM
.... and Tim McVeigh was a victim to Gore Vidal (who, as you probably know, is gay) but Matthew Shephard's killers? you can bet Josh thinks "we gays are know pushovers!"
Guess.
Josh| 11.30.09 @ 9:53AM
Degenerate and perverse? gay agenda??
Come on even young conservatives these days accept their gay friends and family members.
Wake up and join the 21st Century.
This article is all about hate and bigotry.
Ace | 11.30.09 @ 11:06AM
I'm a young conservative, my friend, and I do not accept homosexuality as a legitimate moral lifestyle or "normal variation of human sexuality". While I pray for homosexuals and respect than as my fellow human beings I will not endorse their way of life. No sane person should who believes in the common good of society should.
Quit confusing principled opposition with "hate" and "bigotry". Those two overused phrases have come to mean "you don't agree with my position", ergo you are a hater and a bigot. Total illogic.
Margie| 11.30.09 @ 11:36AM
Good for you, Ace! Great to see young conservatives like you are out there.
God blees!
Margie| 11.30.09 @ 11:37AM
*bless.
Sir| 11.30.09 @ 1:06PM
Josh, those things which are degenerate and perverse can be at the same time accepted. Divorce was once unaccepted, too. Gun ownership was once simply expected. Now, it's a pleasant surprise when I find someone else who's a gun-owner and user. Opinions change, Josh, it's usually just a matter of propaganda - enough of it directed properly.
Wake up and join the observant folks, Josh. This article is all about opinion. It's fine for you to disagree, but you'll get called out on your amateur-ish talking point responses like "hate and bigotry."
Grzmlyk| 11.30.09 @ 4:11PM
I'm sick and tired of you ahole "activists," or whatever you are, equating disapproval with "hate."
Disapproval of an activity is NOT the same as hate, and I will not rest until popular culture's blurring of the very distinct lines between them is crystal clear to every man, woman, child and GLBT in America. That is a sly language trick dishonest liberals have slid into the discourse and it will not stand up to the truth.
In fact, many conservatives TOLERATE deviant behavior (that is, they practice "tolerance") but still disapprove of it. But you can't wrap your head around that, can you?
Because it isn't tolerance you want. It isn't even equality. It's SPECIAL STATUS. Just like the pigs in Animal Farm, you want gay people to be more equal than others.
Why can't you see the difference between disapproval and hate?
Wait a second, I know:
Josh is a hater! Josh is a hater!
Queer In Connecticut| 11.30.09 @ 10:05AM
Perez Hilton and Adam Lambert: freaks. Harvey Firestien: whiny and annoying. Rosie O'Donnell: boorish, obnoxious train wreck. Michelangelo Signorile: vile, execrable piece of scum.
Can't there be one decent, dare I say "normal" gay person in the public eye that behaves with any hint of respectability? Do us all a favor and go back in the closet, freaks.
CGHill | 11.30.09 @ 1:26PM
Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris seem decently respectable (and downright amusing at times) to me.
Raoul Ortega| 11.30.09 @ 8:23PM
You left out the Atlantic's Excitable Beagle Blogger, who's in his 14th month of investigating Sarah Palin's uterus. Isn't it nice to see a gay man find some part of a woman that can hold his interest for so long?
Tony in Central PA| 11.30.09 @ 10:41AM
I did not watch this show, but saw some of the lowlights on Fox News. It was crap, and boring crap at that. It made me think about how we've gotten so used to this sort of " entertainment " being shoved in our collective faces every time we turn on the TV. It is not enough now to tolerate people behaving like Lambert. Even acceptance is no longer enough. Now, anything less than enthusiastic endorsement means you're a bigoted " hater ".
Stephen Zierak| 11.30.09 @ 10:57AM
Adam Lambert is a remarkably talented singer, who can weave a story with his voice. Too bad he chose to go this route for attention. I don't care that he is gay. I care that he is crude.
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I heard Stacy takes it up the ass from Dan Riehl.
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TrustySam| 11.30.09 @ 1:09PM
Love it or hate it, the entire country is abuzz with Adam Lambert's ground-breaking pop-culture trail-blazing. Except for American Spectator, who curiously found the same-sex male kiss to be "boring" and "routine."
American Spectator's a Conservative magazine, right? Well when the leaders of the party of 'family values' have grown to become better known for sending racy text-messages to underage boys a la Mark Foley, doing drugs and having gay sex with male prostitutes a la Ted Haggard, and attempting same-sex toe-tapping pick-ups for random sex in public restrooms a la Larry Craig, I suppose a kiss between a couple of nice, normal, boys-next-door rock stars with integrity would indeed seem "boring."
:p
Sir| 11.30.09 @ 1:30PM
Mr. Sam, that was lame. Further, I find it interesting that you call into the discussion only those examples of republicans who've made news by giving in to sinful desires. When else has a republican made news for anything other than that which makes him/her look bad? Even further, if queer-ness is so o.k., why are these examples of yours so widely viewed as NOT o.k.? Your eyes are closed, your heart is hardened, and you've allowed yourself to be deceived.
Don't get me wrong, here, queer-ness is no worse than any other sin. It's just a hot topic for debate because of the propaganda being used to try to push it into the realm of "normal."
Mean Girl| 11.30.09 @ 2:21PM
To quote Ann Coulter, "Unless Larry Craig proposed marriage to the undercover cop, I'm not seeing the hypocrisy." (Regarding liberal cries of hypocrisy for conservatives support of traditional marriage.) And secondly, we can't listen to terrorist cell phone calls, but we should monitor gay men? (Cute, the ACLU would love that). And thirdly, two words: Ted Kennedy.
Taylor| 11.30.09 @ 1:15PM
My wife is an American Idol fan, so I had the misfortune of watching Lambert during the competition. He should have been thrown out early on -- his unbearable rendition of "Ring of Fire" to a Middle Eastern flavor wasn't even worthy of Vaudeville -- but *something* kept him in the running long after he should've been toast.
You get one guess as to what that something was. One guess is all you need.
Far from his not winning that competition being the result of "homophobia," that he lasted as long as he did is strong evidence that there were a lot of folks voting for the flaming homosexual in much the same way that they kept "Sanjaya" going when it was evident that his only real talent was hairstyling.
Small wonder Lambert has turned so quickly to offensive displays of perversion; it wasn't like his musical talent was going to make anyone remember him...
Mr. Heifetz | 11.30.09 @ 4:19PM
To Louis Jenkins: While I agree completely with your sentiment, you must first learn to spell. Spectical(sic) is spelled spectacle. Also, I am genuinely tired of the incorrect use of of the term "Begs the question". It does not mean "Prompts the question" or "Causes one to ask the question". It comes from letting the question go " begging". In other words, leaving the question unanswered, or to give an answer that does not really address the question asked . Proper grammar and understanding of the language will go a long way towards rescuing all of us from Katie Couric, Tom Brokaw, Charles Gibson, and all the other self-important subcretinous dorks that inhabit prime time "news" and popular culture in general.
Louis Jenkins| 11.30.09 @ 7:19PM
Unfortunately without a dictionary I am a less than efficient speller. And I noticed that this site doesn't have spell check. I'll try to do better next post, however, I hope you are not comparing me to Couric, Brokaw, etc., "thems fittin' words!"
Margie| 12.1.09 @ 2:51PM
Louis,
Spell check is a function of your browser. (I'm thankful for it). Also, do a google search for the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and then put it on your tool bar. (It's a life-saver.) :^)
Grzmlyk| 11.30.09 @ 8:55PM
Mr. Heifetz, I salute you.
"Begs the question" is right up there with the misuse of words like "enormity" and phrases like "in regards to." All set my teeth on edge, but it's tilting at windmills to go against the tide of common usage. Just try ordering "sherbet" in a restaurant. The response is invariably, "Do you mean sherbert?"
And don't get me started on grammar like, "If me and Tony were drowning, who would you save first?" I see grammar like this on TV all the time.
For that matter, the word "homophobia" always bothered me. If a "homophone" is two words that sound alike but are spelled differently, and "homogenous" is the description of two entities that are similar, and "homomorphic" describes two objects that share a resemblence, wouldn't "homophobic" really mean "fear of two things that are similar?"
For example, if I were homophobic, I might have an irrational fear of the Olsen Twins.
Since I do not, I cannot be homophobic.
albert constantine, jr| 11.30.09 @ 10:47PM
As long as a list of grammatically incorrect, annoying overused phrases and terms are being compiled, may I add "gone missing" as one that the British managed to infiltrate into our American vocabularyduring the last 20 years to rot our brains and national will, and render us less fit to resist the imposition of nationalized health care.
Margie| 12.1.09 @ 2:54PM
Very funny. At least, I think it was meant to be.
To add to the list.. how about this term~ "Are you coming with?" I always wondered why they left the 'me' off at the end.
Jonathon| 11.30.09 @ 4:20PM
This fucking faggot needs to die.
Kevin Riley O'Keeffe | 12.2.09 @ 1:17AM
I agree. All persons who promote homosexuality via the mass media would be better off dead, for the benefit of their own immortal souls, as well as the benefit of the larger society. I have no intention to harm anyone, and would never encourage anyone to break the law. But maybe we'll all get lucky, and they'll fall victim to the AIDS.
Wicked Glitter| 11.30.09 @ 5:10PM
If you want to see erotica at it's finest just go watch Adam's official video for ''For Your Entertainment"! OMG!! He is the sexiest man I have ever seen. He should of been on the cover of 'People' magazines sexiest man alive issue, not just inside. That little smile he gives toward the end , OMG!
Wicked Glitter| 11.30.09 @ 5:17PM
@ Jonathon, I just contacted the FBI about your post. They see these kinds of comments as violent threats. Threats are illegal , and could mean substantial jail time. So when you end up in jail be careful about dropping that soap!.
Kevin Riley O'Keeffe | 12.2.09 @ 1:12AM
First off, there's nothing more despicable than a person who snitches off to the government merely because he doesn't agree with someone else's speech. You are a piece of degenerate filth. I'd call you a piece of shit, but I don't want to insult fecal matter.
Additionally, it is an objective fact that indicating a particular person ("this faggot") is deserving of death ("needs to die"), is not a threat. A threat is something like, "I am going to kill Smith." The statement "That faggot Smith needs to die" is just a statement of opinion, which is Constitutionally protected as per the 1st Amendment. You are legally entitled to express the opinion that it would be a good thing if someone were to die. Consult your preferred dictionary for a definition of the the term "threat," and you will quickly see that expressing approval for the idea of someone meeting their demise does not constitute a "threat." So quit trying to turn this nation into a police state, where it illegal for people to say things that offend you, asshole!
Art??????!!!| 11.30.09 @ 9:15PM
If you have studied the history of the Theatre, as I have, you'll note the historical low social standing of many of those who have taken to the stage as a living. In Shakespeare's time, actors and actresses were of very low social standing, indeed. Some actresses' day jobs were as whores, and it was not uncomm0n for some actresses to make a bit more money after the play was done for the evening, sidling up to an admiring (and drunk) male playgoer. Many actors and actresses didn't eat very well, unless they had made some money doing a play.
Today, things are a bit different in the profession, as more money can be made. However, for most in the profession, the average annual salary is about $20,000. Only about 10% of aspiring actors/actresses make it. Fewer than that make it big. Therefore, those who tend to make a serious stab at the acting profession tend to be those who have little or nothing to lose if they don't make it (which is usually the case). Many actors and actresses come from very poor and humble backgrounds. The problem is that many today show this in their severe lack of manners and decency, displayed even after they have made it big.
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