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Thread #149990   Message #3492065
Posted By: Steve Shaw
19-Mar-13 - 06:56 AM
Thread Name: An Open Letter to Michelle Shocked
Subject: RE: An Open Letter to Michelle Shocked
But if she has made a conscious decision that she is going to use the stage to espouse beliefs that are hateful and damage groups of people, she probably should not be charging money for a concert. If she wants to sit on a panel at a conference or go to a religious festival, I think in that context she should say whatever she wants. But I do think that doing it as a bait-and-switch at a concert performance is really unfair and not showing respect to people.

Hmm. Interesting in the light of the recent conversation here about a certain folk singer using his gigs to propagate his anti-abortion views. I suppose he is more subtle. Or less honest...sheesh, let me just have a think...