[78-L] Subject: Everyone Their Own Picasso ^, (was Marsalis makes the

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> It's not online yet, but check out the "Baby Blues" strip on Sunday the 
> 27th.
> (Toronto Star prints the Sunday comics on Saturday because they're 
> idiots.)
> dl
Saw it...!
> Margaret Still wrote:
>>>>> I've always thought the way people 'box up' art into a limited thing 
>>>>> was
>> bizarre. >?
>> Further, is an adult artist prohibited from working with 
>> themes/motifs/ideas
>> which children have interest in or also work in? Is art still governed by
>> the laws of outside 'legislators' at this late point in human history?
>>
Point is, society is SO overwhelmed by its fear of pedophiles (THEY'RE
HIDING UNDER THAT ROCK OVER THERE...!!) that virtually
ANYTHING implying contact between adults and children is treated
as suspicious behaviour!! I recall a cut on a Peter, Paul & Mary LP
on this subject about 50 years ago...WELL before pedophilia became
a MAJOR issue. In fact, some years ago I was watching a bunch of
children splash around in one of Toronto's "splash pads"...when one
of "Toronto's Finest"(aka a COP!) came over, took down my name
and address, and suggested that I go elsewhere ASAP!

Meanwhile, NO effort it put into researching WHY pedophiles
exist...or HOW to correct (if possible) their "anti-social" tendencies...?!
I have always figured that my VERY late father was a "closet"
pedophile...the result was that he was opposed to "s*x" of ANY
sort (his mother was quite weird on the subject...?!)
>>
Go figure...?!

Steven C. Barr