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Thread #147363 Message #3414605
Posted By: Jim Dixon
04-Oct-12 - 11:00 PM
Thread Name: The Redemption of Sinead O'Connor
Subject: The Redemption of Sinead O'Connor
It's been twenty years since Sinead O'Connor tore up that photograph of Pope John Paul II during her performance on Saturday Night Live. At the time, it seemed like an inexplicable act, at least to American audiences and critics. Hardly anyone paid attention to what she actually said.
A few days later, she was booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert. Dylan said nothing to defend her. The American market for her music vanished.
Knowing what we now know about the abuse of children in Ireland, are we ready to admit we should have listened?
See this article in The Atlantic, by Michael Agresta.