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People are more protesty now than in 2019.

I'm not convinced that's the case. What's different is that the most vocal moral guardians griping about entertainment that tramples their tender sensibilities aren't necessarily conservative Christians any longer. We still have those, but the situation is different from the 1980s, when it was mainly 700 Club viewers along with Tipper Gore and her fellow DC yentas getting so uptight over lyrics to songs like Prince's "Darling Nikki", Judas Priest's "Eat Me Alive", Twisted Sister's "Under the Blade" or Frank Zappa's "Dancing Fool" that the likes of Frank Zappa[0] and Dee Snider[1] had to testify before Congress.

[0]: https://urbigenous.net/library/zappa.html

[1]: https://joesapt.net/superlink/shrg99-529/p73.html

> So why this culture addendum now?

I suspect Americans are getting a little tired of the incessant, exaggerated culture wars stories constantly in the news.

They would rather complain and try to force the hand that feeds them.