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BEFORE the hordes of wholesome, right-thinking people among The Crimson's readership dismiss my perverted idealism, let them entertain for a moment the suggestion that probably some of their favorite bands--some of the greatest bands of all time--are often regarded as heavy metal. I need mention only Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin to make the point. These acts are among the creme de la creme of rock 'n roll, bands and artists that serve as yardsticks for all of rock music today, not just heavy metal...
According to the council's bylaws, theexecutive board has the right to dismiss memberswho miss four council meetings. Before last week'smeeting, the executive board warned 18representatives with poor attendance records thatthey would be expelled if they missed either ofthe last two meetings of the year...
...easy to dismiss protests about pop entertainment as prudishness. Most concerned parents fret not so much about sex as about the combination of sex and violence. In heavy-metal music, there is often little difference between sex and rape. Too much of today's entertainment carries messages that are damaging to young psyches and dangerous to society. Among them: 1) women are sexual objects to be used and abused by men; 2) violence is an effective means of resolving conflicts; 3) it is O.K. to hate another class of people...
...Buthelezi will be conspicuously absent. Unlike the African National Congress leader, he sees no roadblocks to immediate talks. Many whites and conservative blacks, not to mention Western leaders such as George Bush and Margaret Thatcher, admire Buthelezi's readiness to compromise and his embrace of capitalism. Antiapartheid militants, however, dismiss him as a puppet who has long collaborated with the white minority government against the interests of the poor and disenfranchised black majority...
Although many in the A.N.C. seem to accept that Inkatha has a right to sit at the negotiating table, it remains fashionable to dismiss Buthelezi as a political lightweight. After last week's press conference, attended by a mere dozen journalists, Buthelezi groused that the media refuse to take him seriously. There is little doubt that Mandela's words will continue to be those that are most closely scrutinized inside and outside the country. But the architects of any future political settlement will ignore the Zulu prince only at South Africa's peril...