The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #61744   Message #994371
Posted By: M.Ted
31-Jul-03 - 02:18 PM
Thread Name: Borders Fires Singer for Bush Joke
Subject: RE: Borders Fires Singer for Bush Joke
There are lots of music related questions that we can discuss--like what kind of a precedent does it set to provide free musical entertainment for a huge reatail corporation when it is really a part of their ongoing promotional activities?

Or about when you play, what kind of control does the person paying the bill have over what you do? What about when you play for free?

We can also reflect on whether this thing actually does her a lot more good than harm, since the controversy is garnering a lot of newpaper ink, and is making a celebrity out of her--

We can also ruminate on the idea that celebrity status seems to be worth more to performers than talent--

Or, if those issued get played out we can also talk about whether Americans really have freedom of speech when you can be fired, investigated, detained, or even imprisoned if you say something that is negative in the eyes of the current administration--