Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!tektronix!orca!tekecs!jeffw From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Rape - Another Solution Message-ID: <5581@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 13:35:42 EDT Article-I.D.: tekecs.5581 Posted: Thu Aug 8 13:35:42 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 02:39:31 EDT References: <2402@amdcad.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 22 > 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.