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Article #2263Re: Dice-Man Protest
From: Brad Wilson
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 00:08
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 00:08
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bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein) writes: > But if someone wants to protest his appearance anyhow hey that's their > right and it's a bit disingenuous to start claiming that they're > violating his top-dollar 1st amendment rights. I mean, let's get a > grip here, the guy is an entertainer, you're allowed to boo. Amen. A free market economy has a way to taking care of these things. If he was unpopular, he wouldn't be out making money. Someone finds him funny, and as such, he is provided a place to give this humor. Passive protest doesn't solve much of anything. The only people that see you protesting don't care. ;-) Good luck, REAL MEN ... you'll need it. A phrase comes to mind: "I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend with my life your right to say it." Aside from that ... what makes you think that listening to Dice makes men beat women? You should probably show cause and effect. -- Brad Wilson Share and Enjoy! Voice: (800)282-4FTP Fax: (508)659-6297 Not speaking for FTP Software, Inc. Internet E-mail: wilson@ftp.com msg++; "Anyone who gives up freedom for security gains neither freedom nor security"
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1130cb,135d215b6b0b5cde X-Google-Attributes: gid1130cb,public X-Google-Thread: 10b837,135d215b6b0b5cde X-Google-Attributes: gid10b837,public X-Google-Thread: f5de8,135d215b6b0b5cde X-Google-Attributes: gidf5de8,public X-Google-Thread: ffe14,135d215b6b0b5cde X-Google-Attributes: gidffe14,public X-Google-Thread: 105ecf,135d215b6b0b5cde X-Google-Attributes: gid105ecf,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-11-10 22:41:23 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!lard.ftp.com!zaphod!wilson From: wilson@ftp.com (Brad Wilson) Newsgroups: ne.general,ne.politics,alt.activism,bu.general,alt.feminism Subject: Re: Dice-Man Protest Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 00:08:23 Organization: FTP Software, North Andover, Massachusetts Lines: 26 Message-ID: <931111000823@zaphod> References: <CG8xr7.2AA@world.std.com> <BZS.93Nov9193420@ussr.std.com> <BZS.93Nov9223307@ussr.std.com> Reply-To: wilson@ftp.com NNTP-Posting-Host: killer.ftp.com NNTP-Software: PC/TCP NNTP