Paging Mr. Zappa
Where's Frank Zappa when you need him? The
last time U.S. senators took to wagging their
fingers at media executives and threatening
legal restrictions if pop culture didn't get just a
bit less ... well ... popular, Zappa shook his
finger right back. He unleashed a torrent of
righteous outrage at the assembled politicos
and their busybody wives -- and he even looked
cool doing it.
One of the political wives to feel Zappa's wrath
was Tipper Gore, whose hubby, Al, is currently
laying into media executives as the Democratic
candidate for president. Along with
running-mate Sen. Joe Lieberman, Gore
threatened restrictive legislation within six
months if the entertainment industry didn't stop
marketing violent films, recordings and
videogames to America's youth.
Lord knows, sixteen-year-old boys need
powerful inducement to lure them away from
chick flicks at the multiplex.
Lieberman himself has been described by
Wired as being "as strident as the most
right-wing Republican" when it comes to calling
for restrictions on sex and violence in music,
TV, and videogames.
As Wired implied, this isn't a pur...