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Children see Statues, the Pope sees Sex
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Cruel Students Who Ignorantly Cancel
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Kill the Artist, Burn the Bread
seanessay.com If we disrespect the baker, should we “cancel” the bread along with the maker? If an artist is a Bad Person, then must we “not enjoy” their arts and entertainment? An undergraduate, Athena Scalzi, recently on her blog, Whatever, wondered this, along with expressing concern for the innocent cast and crew who would lose […]