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May 8, 2007
VIRGINIA TECH TRIBUTE SINGLE — “Gangster Lovestick”
First, I need to get something off my chest. Seung Hui Cho is a reprehensible human being, a blight on this earth who I am glad we are rid of, though I am horrified and saddened that he chose to take others’ lives in addition to his own. With that said, I’ve read numerous disappointing articles trying to assign blame to something or someone other than Cho himself. I’ll ignore the violent video game issue since his own roommate claims he never saw Cho play one, but as evidenced by Abysmal Crucifix’s double-album The Hedge, I’m no fan of blaming video games for violent outbursts. I have played and continue to play violent video games, and I’m fine.
No, I’m more concerned and disappointed with those claiming Cho’s short stories and plays—a few of which were “leaked” on the Internet—have anything to do with the cause of his massacre. Proponents of censorship have come out of the woodwork to use Cho as an example—but why? If anything, this writing could have helped people see this coming—in fact, professors and students who did read this thought there was something deeply wrong with him. Who could have guessed what would happen? How can you help somebody (as they tried to) when he won’t help himself?
Cho’s writing shouldn’t be blamed. Even if it’s a way to look into his mind and understand him, who could have guessed? When I was in high school, I used to write short stories and plays (and eventually song lyrics and formal poetry, which I continue to write). Maybe they pointed to a horrific, demented psyche. I don’t think so; I’ve never had a felony conviction that stuck. So I dug through all my old shit and found an old play to share with you, because I think it’s important to show that kids can express themselves without it signaling something horrible. It’s called Charlie Whores, and it’s about the complex relations between fathers and sons and husbands and wives. I wrote it when I was 15 (way back in the fall of 1989). I hope you dig it.
Click here to read Charlie Whores.
Below this is another press release, talking about a single Abysmal Crucifix is releasing as a tribute to those lost in the Virginia Tech tragedy. I hope it speaks to you all.
—Girth
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Posted by Girth McDürchstein on May 8, 2007 12:10 PM
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