Abishai100
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Here's a politics-oriented mock dialogue between Vishnu (Hindu god of protection) and Shiva (Hindu god of destruction) about the human psychosis that gives rise to 'gore-art' avatars such as Leatherface (the fictional chainsaw-wielding cannibal from the iconic American horror film franchise the Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
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VISHNU: Americans like bank robbers (e.g., Bonnie and Clyde) and psychos (e.g., Charles Manson).
SHIVA: Movies and the media glorify and hype rebelliousness and crime (a form of 'escapism').
VISHNU: The chainsaw-wielding Leatherface is especially unusual.
SHIVA: Youngsters like cinematic images of raw psychology.
VISHNU: They should make a film about a 'Leatherface-copycat' psycho.
SHIVA: Well, the film American Psycho sort of presents a comparable character (Patrick Bateman).
VISHNU: That film requires parental supervision.
SHIVA: Many cable-TV boxes come with parental-controls (monitor switches) now.
VISHNU: Do you think Leatherface should be considered controversial?
SHIVA: 'Gore-art' is never 'cute.'
VISHNU: Art should never be censored, only evaluated and critiqued.
SHIVA: Everyone likes art, so Leatherface symbolizes psychiatry only.
VISHNU: I don't need my psychiatrist to tell me that a sledgehammer is wicked.
SHIVA: There should be a horror-cinema museum in Washington, D.C.
VISHNU: Maybe psychologists should formally study Leatherface.
SHIVA: Well, he is the 'evil version' of Quasimodo.
VISHNU: "The Hunchback of Hell."
SHIVA: Let's go to the drive-in!
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VISHNU: Americans like bank robbers (e.g., Bonnie and Clyde) and psychos (e.g., Charles Manson).
SHIVA: Movies and the media glorify and hype rebelliousness and crime (a form of 'escapism').
VISHNU: The chainsaw-wielding Leatherface is especially unusual.
SHIVA: Youngsters like cinematic images of raw psychology.
VISHNU: They should make a film about a 'Leatherface-copycat' psycho.
SHIVA: Well, the film American Psycho sort of presents a comparable character (Patrick Bateman).
VISHNU: That film requires parental supervision.
SHIVA: Many cable-TV boxes come with parental-controls (monitor switches) now.
VISHNU: Do you think Leatherface should be considered controversial?
SHIVA: 'Gore-art' is never 'cute.'
VISHNU: Art should never be censored, only evaluated and critiqued.
SHIVA: Everyone likes art, so Leatherface symbolizes psychiatry only.
VISHNU: I don't need my psychiatrist to tell me that a sledgehammer is wicked.
SHIVA: There should be a horror-cinema museum in Washington, D.C.
VISHNU: Maybe psychologists should formally study Leatherface.
SHIVA: Well, he is the 'evil version' of Quasimodo.
VISHNU: "The Hunchback of Hell."
SHIVA: Let's go to the drive-in!
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