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In reply to the discussion: Michelle Shocked clears out San Francisco venue with anti-gay tirade [View all]LTR
(13,227 posts)15. Most people under 35 probably have ni idea who she is
More familiar perhaps to the college radio crowd in the late 80s. She's faded considerably since then. But she's long been known as a hardcore leftist and self-identified socialist. Got busted at an occupy rally a few years back.
For a more contemporary comparison, imagine if Ani DiFranco or kd lang did that at a show. Or, a gay icon like, say, Cher did something like that.
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Essentially. Most media persona's go through a round of 'theraputic rehab' to shrug off all sorts of
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2013
#88
Probably going to be the main entertainment at the next annual joint Westboro Baptist
Zorra
Mar 2013
#4
No, I know Sinead O'Connor. Michelle Shocked had really short hair, apparently--
TwilightGardener
Mar 2013
#68
I thought maybe she'd suffered a traumatic brain injury, and apparently I was right.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2013
#18
I'm pretty certain she claimed to be bisexual when she actually had a career.
justiceischeap
Mar 2013
#55
If you didn't listen to college radio in the 80's/90's, you wouldn't really have heard of her
justiceischeap
Mar 2013
#56
It's weird, because I just saw she was arrested at an Occupy L.A. event in 2011.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2013
#59
Maybe she is having mega-problems, or a bad day or doing a Joaquin Phoenix?
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#44
I used to go see her shows in Austin. Too bad she has apparently gone over to the dark side.
Comrade Grumpy
Mar 2013
#48
Denzel is a preacher's kid, and contribute several million to this church a long time ago...
kwassa
Mar 2013
#77
Going for CPAC and Southern Baptist circiut audience. Why? Music is love . . . . . .except . . . . .
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#78