Word: connors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...writing in response to Joe A. Acevedo's brainless condemnation of Sinead O'Connor ("Hairless Heathen Heckles High Priest," Oct. 20). I am not sure which I found more disturbing, his blind defense of the Catholic Church, or his vicious attacks on Sinead for expressing her beliefs. Both were riddled with factual half-truths and logical inconsistancies...
Evidently Acevedo believes that a musician's job is only to entertain his or her fans, but unfortunately, some of today's music stars recognize that some things are more important than selling albums and making money. Sinead O'Connor does not care if her album sales suffer as long as she makes people aware of an issue that she rightly sees as important...
...Saturday Night Live," a favorite satire show for many, provided more than slapstick comedy that night. Long known for its ability to attract popular musical guests, SNL prompted high ratings by snagging O'Connor. The studio audience and the millions of viewers who watched from their living rooms got much more than they bargained...
What exactly was Sinead O'Connor trying to do? She left even her most devoted fans without much of a clue as to her motives...
...Sinead O'Connor does not wave the American flag, that's her prerogative. She hails from Ireland and has no reason to particularly adore the Stars and Stripes. In fact, she left L.A. and moved back to London because she felt "there isn't any American culture." But this year's shenanigans have no justification. To point to a leader who symbolizes the Catholic Church and the values which it embodies and brand him the culprit of unfortunate social ills makes no sense. Insulting a religious group to make a political statement shows poor taste and amounts to little more...