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7/11/2025, 8:30:33 PM
>The band that became synonymous with "Britpop" in the 1990s was, for better or worse, Oasis. Like much of Britpop, Oasis enjoyed a hype that was out of proportion to their actual merits and then struggled to live up to later expectations. Their albums are as brilliant as those of the Beatles in the 1960s: they are collections of melodies that are not particularly original, and not much more than melodies. Without the hype that was given to them, they would be worth as much as the records of many faceless pop singers.
>Derivative to the point of nausea (they have been sued by at least Stevie Wonder and Gary Glitter, and in both cases they have been forced to add those musicians among the authors of their respective plagiarisms), Oasis are only the hundredth link in a long chain of ephemeral chart phenomena fabricated by the British industry. Gallagher is simply a male pin-up along the lines of Brett Anderson of Suede, Richard Ashcroft of the Verve, Mark Gardener of Ride, and the progenitor of them all, Ian Brown of the Stone Roses. As a songwriter, his brother is no more talented than typical pop songwriters. The rest of the band could be replaced at random.
>Derivative to the point of nausea (they have been sued by at least Stevie Wonder and Gary Glitter, and in both cases they have been forced to add those musicians among the authors of their respective plagiarisms), Oasis are only the hundredth link in a long chain of ephemeral chart phenomena fabricated by the British industry. Gallagher is simply a male pin-up along the lines of Brett Anderson of Suede, Richard Ashcroft of the Verve, Mark Gardener of Ride, and the progenitor of them all, Ian Brown of the Stone Roses. As a songwriter, his brother is no more talented than typical pop songwriters. The rest of the band could be replaced at random.
6/15/2025, 10:12:19 PM
>Second, if we have to expand the definition of marriage, why only expand it to homosexuals? Why is marriage limited to two people? why can't you marry six women at the same time? why can't you have marriage between two men and three women? Polygamy has been pervasive in ancient times, and it is among most mammal species. It is perfectly legal to be a single mother or single father, but it is not legal to have a marriage among three people. Abraham, considered a prophet by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, had three wives (Sarah, Hagar and Keturah): was he a criminal? The Bible is full of cases of polygamy and never refers to them as amoral. Mohammed, the founder of Islam, had five wives.
>Why are there age limits? why is it illegal to marry a 12-year old? Helen of Troy was 12. Juliet and Cleopatra were still teenagers when they became famous. Most heroines of classic novels and poems were underage by today's laws. Thomas Edison married a 16-year-old: was he a sex maniac? The oldest person in the USA, Hester Ford, got married at 14: today her husband would be in jail for statutory rape (2021 update: she died at the age of 116). I am not advocating anything, just stating facts. Medical studies show that the best age for a woman to have children is between 15 and 25 (lowest chances of miscarriage, of birth defects and, last but not least, of the woman dying while giving birth); while the worst age is after the mid 30s. And the younger you are, the more likely you are to cement a real friendship with your children; the older you are, the more likely that the "generational gap" will hurt your children's psychology. Therefore it is more "natural" to have a child at 16 than at 36. In countless countries of the world women have their first child at a very young age, and stop having children at a relatively young age. This is all illegal today in the USA, while it is perfectly legal to get pregnant at 40 or (thanks to medical progress) even at 70.
>Why are there age limits? why is it illegal to marry a 12-year old? Helen of Troy was 12. Juliet and Cleopatra were still teenagers when they became famous. Most heroines of classic novels and poems were underage by today's laws. Thomas Edison married a 16-year-old: was he a sex maniac? The oldest person in the USA, Hester Ford, got married at 14: today her husband would be in jail for statutory rape (2021 update: she died at the age of 116). I am not advocating anything, just stating facts. Medical studies show that the best age for a woman to have children is between 15 and 25 (lowest chances of miscarriage, of birth defects and, last but not least, of the woman dying while giving birth); while the worst age is after the mid 30s. And the younger you are, the more likely you are to cement a real friendship with your children; the older you are, the more likely that the "generational gap" will hurt your children's psychology. Therefore it is more "natural" to have a child at 16 than at 36. In countless countries of the world women have their first child at a very young age, and stop having children at a relatively young age. This is all illegal today in the USA, while it is perfectly legal to get pregnant at 40 or (thanks to medical progress) even at 70.
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