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From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Rape - Another Solution
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Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 13:35:42 EDT
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> Why do people continue to spend money going to violent movies
> rather than contributing to the local chamber music ensemble,
> orchestra, or arts center. 

That's right! They could be going to the opera to see, say, Lulu
(Alban Berg) which has a shooting murder, a bludgeon murder, and
two stabbing murders by a jack-the-ripper character. All set to
a great deal of interesting and often beautiful music.

Or how about a play? How about Macbeth, or King Lear, or Titus Andronicus?

Face it - violence is exciting (when you're not at the receiving end of it,
obviously). That's (one reason) why artists of all kinds have used violent
subjects. Believing violence in society is caused by violence on screen
seems just a little bit backwards to me.

						Jeff Winslow

PS. I should probably admit, however, that I don't usually care for
    excessively violent movies (note BIG subjectivity factor here) and
    I do contribute to local ensembles, orchestra, etc. Also to a fair
    number of net arguments.