"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere."
--G.K. Chesterton
"The man's body is sacred and the woman's body is sacred.../Each belongs here or anywhere just as much as the well-off, just as much as you."
--Walt Whitman
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This entry was posted on 10/24/2011 2:50 PM and is filed under Music.
Ever wonder why so many pop songs and folk ballads feature men killing their intimate partners? "Banks of the Ohio", "Delia's Gone", "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (well okay, that one IS by The Killers, what do you expect)...they're so catchy, I hear myself singing along, and then I cringe. Score one for feminism against fun? Nope, not according to the Dixie Chicks. Getting back at an abuser has never been such a blast. Even dead Earl can't keep from dancing.
