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Re:The Moral Economy of the Shire by 082349872349872 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @05:19AM (#40572350)
In 1966 (less than 64 years ago), that wasn't just Tolkien's ideal society, judging by Cleese and the two Ronnies (or, for that matter, the 1960 Chatterley trial; was Rule 34 only un truc for Berliner/Parisian/Viennese Bohos back then?)

> I get a pain in the back of my neck. —RBC, CBE

> ...would you approve of your young sons, young daughters –because girls can read as well as boys– reading [Chatterley]? ... Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or your servants to read? —JMGGJ, CBE MC

Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCb3BFp85w

EDIT: it might be easier to understand why those last 4 were considered revolutionary by comparing their act to the Eurovision entries of the time, eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632aaGy8QGk&list=PL5EC4F7D0E...

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Re:The Moral Economy of the Shire by complaintdept on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @11:05AM (#40575350)
IIRC the attorney arguing against Chatterley seemed grossly out of touch by mentioning servants reading it and it didn't help his case. LCL was a bit of an attack on the impotence of the upper class and the lawyer was oblivious to the context of his remarks.
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