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This is a pretty interesting thread. Back in the day the same things went on with Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, etc. Marilyn and Eminem are just marching along the same commerical path that worked for others. I have always liked Alice Cooper and I still do, he's really a nice guy, but he sang songs about dead babies and his stage show was amazingly shocking to many straight laced people.
You also need to remember that back in the early 70's no one had ever seen or even considered this kind of showmanship.
The odd thing is that they, and probably many of todays acts, welcome the bashing and the bad press because it SELLS. Eminem without the attitude would be just another act.
Neither of the gentlemen being discussed are original, they are variations on a theme and it's working for them. Or is that observation also bashing?
The bashing thing for you though, seems to be personal. No one bashed you. Maybe it is you that should be a little more tolerant of us.
(And this is from one of the grumpiest people on the fourm!)
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