In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Friday, November 17, 2006

An Argument for Censorship 

Self-censorship. You know, we've got the right to write whatever we want. (I think we still have that right.) I read an essay by Anthony Burgess (ages ago, so I can't remember what it was called) where he said (rather better than I can) that just because we can write something doesn't mean we should. We have a responsibility to our communities even if we're artists and writers! I think publishers have a responsibility, too. Did you hear about the book by the person whose name I will not mention where he talks about how he would have done it if he had actually killed his wife and another person? The publisher claims she published it to show how bad domestic violence can get. Bullshit. Horseshit. And every other kind of shit. Bleck, bleck, bleck. And apparently Faux News is going to interview this person. I feel so sorry for the families of these victims. Ugh.
Posted by: Kim Antieau / 11/17/2006 06:16:00 PM
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