DOMA and Prop 8. Both History.

[Hammerskjold]

I am a little sad to hear that you are prejudiced against musicians. Music is the universal language. It communicates with parts of the brain in ways that nothing else can. Just because his music isn't "high brow", doesn't mean that it doesn't serve a purpose.

You made great points, but I'd like to single this one out because I think it's worth repeating for it's excellence.

It's one thing to say maybe society's priority is mixed up sometimes, where empty celebrity-ness is rewarded. But it's quite another to say in effect, things like music\musicians are worthless. Based on un-informed prejudice.

There seems to be a parallel to the original topic here. Maybe something to do with ignorant biases...

If history is any indication, that kind of un-informed prejudice can lead to, at it's extreme, but logical endgame conclusion. Book burnings. Record burnings. 'Cultural' revolution. A ban on dancing. A ban on music. Not just the 'bad' kind. Not just the ones you don't like. Nope, all music, is bad music. Music=fluff frivolity and empty decadence. (Though der great leader and his cadre can listen to and watch anything they want of course.)

So Smash a Stradivarius for FREEDOMZ!111 Break the hands of the violinist! He is a wastrel for wasting his time playing instead of working! Oh right, people can never go -that- far. But the fire...oh the lovely bonfire of forbidden books and music...oh how lovely the flames dance...

TL,DR: Here's Kevin Bacon talking some real sense for the ironically\satirically challenged.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EdkUt4f5wg