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Old 08-28-2004, 05:09 PM
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Geez - why are Americans so offended when the art world uses curse words or nudity? It's art for goodness sakes! You may not think there's a reason for them to use that word, but you don't know that, nor are you in any position to say that they don't! How can anyone say that there's no "need" to use a title, or a "need" to use a certain instrument in a performance, or a "need" to use a certain color in a painting. It's ludicrous. Artists by their very nature demand complete freedom of expression - it's fundamental to the spirit of creating music, sculpture, or anything that is supposed to relay a human experience.

I'm willing to bet no one has bothered to even do the most cursory research about this title.

I think American culture has some growing up to do. We're only 228 years old - most of the western world has moved past this point long ago in their cultural history.
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