BlindBoo
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The thing I hate almost as much as celebrity artists inserting their opinions of politics to their fans, is people demanding a boycott of an artist for that opinion.
Frank was vocal about his politics.
But he would likely defend controversial speech now with the same philosophy he applied to consumption of his music then: Take it or leave it, but allow it to exist freely. “I have no desire to inflict [my work] on people who don’t want to consume it,” he said. “It’s there if you like it. If you don’t like it, there’s all those other [groups] on the list.”
Why Frank Zappa is the Voice America (Still) Needs
I don't recall him defending Tipper Gore's speech.
I'm sure if she said the word "fuck", instead of the "eff-word", he would have been happy to stand up for her right to say that word'