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In reply to the discussion: And it turns out, she was totally right. [View all]ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)56. Most of the country
Neither knew nor cared about that event. Even those who had heard about it weren't all that upset about it. Artists had been speaking out against the flag and anthem and all that for decades by then. That barely caused a ripple.
Really.
If that had mattered, she would have never been on SNL in the first place. This is the same show that banned Rage Against the Machine for displaying the flag upside down during their appearance, so if SNL had cared about her not wanting the anthem played elsewhere, or if they thought audiences wouldn't approve of having her on after that, they wouldn't have let her on the show at all.
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Is that a fact? Do you have a link for that? I can't find it on google. Thanks! I want to read about
keopeli
Jul 2023
#4
Plausibility and confirmation bias make me want to believe it's true! But, I'm much more skeptical
keopeli
Jul 2023
#6
(Psst . . . looks like the dementia unit discovered the internet. We're all just politely ignoring.)
Gaugamela
Jul 2023
#20
I remember people telling me that there was a "bad" priest house in Sarasota
JanMichael
Aug 2023
#71
executive producer Lorne Michaels ordered that the applause sign not be used
progressoid
Jul 2023
#24
Yes, she was. The backlash was telling. How dare a woman hold religious patriarchy responsible-
58Sunliner
Jul 2023
#18
Like The KKK was founded on hatred of Blacks, Jews, C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C-S. Look it up.
czarjak
Jul 2023
#48
I believe her criticism was directed at the Pope and the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church...
markpkessinger
Aug 2023
#63
Even today you have people who think organized religion is beyond criticism
Major Nikon
Jul 2023
#26
Islam, just like Christianity, is not a monolith. There are a vast variety of practices in both.
Coventina
Jul 2023
#62
So, Islam (in your definintion) is defined by whatever the majority of self-proclaimed Muslims
Coventina
Aug 2023
#67
While it hurt her career, just imagine if she had done the same thing in England..
Polybius
Jul 2023
#53
I don't know no shame, I feel no pain, I can't see the flame, but I do know Mandinka.
sarcasmo
Aug 2023
#68
It was taken as an attack on JPII, not the RCC in general. People didn't get it.
maxsolomon
Aug 2023
#69
Well, most of us America post-Catholics were certainly aware of pederast priests
maxsolomon
Aug 2023
#76