Art which derives its primary notoriety from violating taboos is called Transgressive Art. Now madonna has been hassling the catholics for what, 30 years now? Transgressive art gets old in a hurry as its appeal is novelty.

Now I think the catholic church hierarchy is non-biblical and an organization based on pride and ego, but I do think its mean spirited to torment the millions of people who are devout catholics. We all know that no other religion besides christianity is routinely mocked in american mainstream media, so clearly, the folks doing this are either respectful or afraid of religions they leave alone.

We have had essays here about anti-semitism in msm, but by my count it seems fairly exceptional compared to the almost mandatory anti-catholic stuff we see in popular culture.

PS. Only reading about this here--haven't watched grammys for perhaps 25 years. When dude got a grammy for 'don't worry be happy' pretty good time to lose interest.

And you consider that an effective response?

In another post, I told him to STFU about ron paul and told him to not tar others with his bigotry. So, your assertion that I expressed more outrage about ron paul than the anti-semitism is correct. Also, your comment spoke directly to me as a ron paul supporter and I admittedly am more offended by comments directed at me than anti-semitic comments. I consider you to have implied that I am anti-semitic as a ron paul supporter--so I don't see that you are standing on much of a moral high ground in this matter.

I don't consider calling someone an anti-semite is the 'slightest' criticism, and surely I speculate accurately that you consider it something very serious indeed.

Please note that in another post, I have spoken a bit about anti-semitism and my lutheranism.

And it should be so obvious as to go without saying that the fact than an ignorant anti-semite supports ron paul does not make ron paul anti-semitic. Perhaps frank, like so many others, believe ron paul is an anti-semite and inaccurately sees him as a kindred spirit.

Being raised as a moderate Lutheran, we are taught that Jesus was a j.ew, and not really a christian so to speak. We revere the old testament which is primarily a history of the jewish people, and I have never heard word 1 about hating j.ews because of the crucifixion. Judas, roman soldiers, and Pontious Pilate are the only heavies, and even they are said to have been agents of god's divine plan.

In our worship services, we speak of j.ews only in the context of the teachings of the old testament, and then in a respectful or matter of fact manner. The passion of christ is solely a narrative leading to a divine forgiveness of sin, of grace received by undeserving sinners, and there is no energy about hating those who were involved in the passion.

I know of some christian fundamentalists who believe the biblical admonition that by divine command, we are to support Israel. I know from what I have read--though I have never personally seen this--that some self-identified christians are anti-semitic, but I want to be clear that I don't consider that the mainstream view.

* I have had problems with the word j.ew, when spelled correctly, triggering the blocking of a post due to a word filter, so I do this odd usage solely to avoid the word filter, I mean no disrespect.

Hey STFU about Ron Paul. Don't tar others with your bigotry.

He's not on my side, and I find your bigotry offensive. I came here with some curiosity to learn about anti-semitism and I find a thread poisoned by hate for Ron Paul. I guess one hate begets another.

Ron Paul, really? And you take such pride in accusing others of irrational hate.

Well, rather than discouraging me from watching, I watched this week's episode with more interest than ever before, looking for anti-semitic stuff. I noted that for perhaps the first time, the monster's noses were 100% natural human. Perhaps in response to the objections raised here?

Did you really think I would be impressed at how you demonstrate a lack of knowledge of international trade in very few words? Look at the financial performance of gold over, say, the last 24 months and understand why I am happy for myself as well. ;)

The thing I get out of this is that the problems make the public less reasonable rather than inspiring them to solve the problems. I over-estimated human nature, just when I thought I was overly cynical.