Is Morality Relative?

The Beyoncé lyrics that I quoted are tame compared to most of what we bob our heads and shake things to daily throughout the country. It’s just too ironic that Beyoncé and Jay-Z (who is every bit the misogynist Trump is) headlined Hillary Clinton’s final campaign rally. The charts and clubs tell the truth about what people want to hear. You could literally take the most lewd parts of any leaked Trump recording, auto-tune it, add a beat and some grunting noises, and have a #1 hit. Oh, and make a video for it that objectifies women as much as possible. People love that too. But #notmypresident. There’s a whole genre of movies that aim for nothing but debauchery. You know, the “I felt gross watching it but I laughed a few times so it’s okay” type. PG-13 movies almost always cram in as much innuendo and violence as they’re allowed, acting as a “gateway drug” so that the R-rated ones don’t seem so bad. The studios know this, and they’re the only winners here. -- more...