Be yourself on stage. Nobody else can be you and you have the law of supply and demand covered.
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Pornography is any act that has no artistic merit and causes sexual thoughts...Sounds like almost every commercial on TV to me.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote criticizes the lack of artistic value in pornography and compares it to commercial entertainment.
Bill Hicks' quote highlights the notion that many forms of modern media, particularly commercials, promote superficial sexualized content devoid of artistic merit. He suggests that while pornography is commonly condemned, much of mainstream advertising operates similarly, stirring sexual thoughts without offering genuine creativity or depth.
Themes
PornographyArtistic MeritCommercialsMediaSociety
In practice
Example use cases
During a discussion on media influence in a college class.
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