Did you know at the height of the conservative backlash of the Reagan years and with the help of the democrats, they started going after artists. And took tiny leftist punk band, Dead Kennedys to court on obscenity charges? Just in case you’re all wondering where we may be headed these next years. - ThreadSky

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social • 166 days ago

Did you know at the height of the conservative backlash of the Reagan years and with the help of the democrats, they started going after artists. And took tiny leftist punk band, Dead Kennedys to court on obscenity charges? Just in case you’re all wondering where we may be headed these next years.

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twelfth.bsky.social•166 days ago

The wife of Al Gore, Democratic VP for Clinton years was the one who led putting those parental warning labels on albums in the 90s. Moral panics happen from all areas of the political spectrum

weswalser.bsky.social•166 days ago

This was the same time period Hustler magazine publisher, Larry Flint was sued by Jerry Falwell over parody. Hopefully we don’t go down this BS road again.

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social•166 days ago

I feel like it’s a real possibility with the way big companies like Disney are already censoring “wokeness” out of their own material.

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social•166 days ago

It’s a crime there’s no real documentary on this (that I know of) but here’s a neat little segment.

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social•166 days ago

Something not mentioned in the segment is how the prosecution used the DKs lyrics that criticized war and genocide profiteering as evidence against them.

Basically they went after them specifically for being woke.

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social•166 days ago

I just realized maybe there’s never been an actual documentary about it because the story is too inconvenient for liberals who don’t want to admit that the Democrats can and have gone full fash.

jacobdavison.bsky.social•166 days ago

No documentary that I know of, but there was a Made For TV Movie called WARNING: PARENTAL ADVISORY. Dee Snider plays himself.

https://youtu.be/QZRS6Avu0cg?si=Af1SA7d8jbw1oXo7

badguyzero.bsky.social•166 days ago

Jello speaks about his personal experience on his spoken word album 'High Priest Of Harmful Matter.'

https://jellobiafra.bandcamp.com/album/high-priest-of-harmful-matter-tales-from-the-trial

zoeblank.bsky.social•165 days ago

This song by Frank Zappa is a great capture of his perspective of the preceedings.

jacobdavison.bsky.social•166 days ago

All led by Tipper Gore, the face of "Won't somebody think of the children!?" Censorship movements.

billstewart.bsky.social•165 days ago

When they're trying to regulate internet porn:
"Oh, no, the First Amendment is about Political Speech!"
When they're trying to regulate political speech:
"Oh, no, elections are WAY too important to let Just Anybody say things about them, your record label may have been laundering PAC $$$ to you!"

jgonzalezblitz.bsky.social•166 days ago

There were also the PMRC hearings, which accomplished... having a sticker put on albums.

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social•166 days ago

Which impacted artists. Many stores just wouldn’t sell records with the sticker.

jgonzalezblitz.bsky.social•166 days ago

True. Usually had to go to the "punk" record store or mail order to get what I wanted anyway, so sometimes I forget the bigger stores were doing that.

sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social•166 days ago

Right? I lived in or near a big city my whole life. So it’s easy to forget how rural people are denied art and culture.

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