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"I did it out of a personal conviction," said Kim. "The First Amendment ensures freedom of speech. The Helms amendment is in contradiction with that."
The Helms amendment, adopted by Congress in October and named for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), requires that all NEA-funded projects meet federal obscenity guidelines. The amendment prohibits funding for works that depict "sadomasochism, homoeroticism, the sexual exploitation of children or individuals engaged in sex acts, and which...
Artists and organizations accepting NEA grants are required to sign oaths which now include language from the Helms amendment, according to Marsha Adler, public policy deputy director for People for the American Way, a liberal watchdog group.
Kim, as the co-chair of a NEA music panel, said he did not want to have to take the Helms guidelines into account when deciding which arts projects to fund.
Who is to decide on the artistic worth of one group over another? Is the Glee Club more deserving than a reading of Anna Akhmatova's poetry? Will the Undergraduate Council's next comedian be censored by a prudish colloquy of students and administrators? Calling for a distribution of space...