I'VE CHANGED MY PLEA TO GUILTY - MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRAL - I'VE CHANGED MY PLEA TO GUILTY
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As discussed and shared previously here:
If ever there was an instance of art being gleefully crushed by the cold heart of law-makers, then that was it.
Re: the court case ~
I thought that none of the main parties were 'reliable', regarding their testimonies. And that the judge was too outspoken in his summing-up, at least.
Which court case? There were 3. The libel case, which Wilde dropped as it was clear that Queensberry could rely on the defence of veracity. The trial for gross indecency, which ended in a hung jury, no pun intended. And the re-trial, which ended in Wilde's conviction.Re: the court case ~
I thought that none of the main parties were 'reliable', regarding their testimonies. And that the judge was too outspoken in his summing-up, at least.
If ever there was an instance of art being gleefully crushed by the cold heart of law-makers, then that was it. O
There's something perfectly apt about Oscar Wilde - the 'Lord of language', the epitome of self-expression - responding to the judge's damning verdict, as Oscar was taken away to the cells, with the haunting words: "And I, my Lord? May I say nothing?"
If ever there was an instance of art being gleefully crushed by the cold heart of law-makers, then that was it. One of the most important, telling, and unforgettable moments in the history of Literature.
Well spotted!Moz in the video at the 3.05 minute mark! Wait whaat? Viva Moz and his new Time Tunnel!
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He actually gave up that particular practise years before the trials.They didn't punish him for his art. They punished him for sodomising teenage rent boys.
It is interesting to speculate what would happen to Wilde if he were alive in 2024. In many ways society is much more censorious about sex than it was in the 1890s. What happened to Kevin Spacey's career is an interesting parallel.He actually gave up that particular practise years before the trials.