In the late 1970s Ian Drury and the Blockheads coined the phrase “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” to describe what they saw as the dystopia of the music and culture scene of the 1960s and ‘70s. Do any of those three entities figure in your utopia? Why or why not?
I feel that any utopia without sex, drugs, and rock and roll would be very boring. Most people view these entities as bad because of the outcomes that follow when each is not used in moderation. If people are raised with the right values and are given the right examples to follow, I feel that sex, drugs, and rock n roll would be much less likely to be abused. I feel that sex, drugs, and rock and roll are an intricate part of my utopia.
Sex is obviously the most important part of any utopia. Though every man is in it for the physical aspect, more importantly a utopia cannot be started without procreation. I have a hard time implementing sex into my utopia but I know that it is a necessary part. I have a hard time implementing it because of the horror stories you hear in everyday news. There are news stories almost hourly of officials be caught cheating on their spouses or teenage kids as young as 13 getting caught at a local school dance. I feel that these will all be combated by certain morals and values that would be instilled at a young age in my utopia. My utopians would only give good examples for the young to follow.
I feel that drugs are also a necessary part of my utopia because they help keep people healthy and live longer. Most drugs are made to help people deal with pain and sickness and these drugs do not usually have harsh side effects until overused.
Rock and Roll is also a must in my utopia. I am not picky when it comes to music but rock and roll is definitely my favorite. Though I would like to have other genres for different occasions rock and roll is one I could not live without. This is because it is the most universal and covers the widest spectrum of life.
When implementing sex, drugs, and rock and roll into my utopia the only problem I foresee is implementing them all together. Tie the three together is usually when you get the worst result. When most people see these words together they only get bad connotations. I feel that all three have added a very important but different aspect to life and that if they are separated they are all looked at in a different light.
I agree a utopia without sex,drugs, and alcohol would be very boring in my eyes as well. If it is boring than I definitely wouldn't consider it to be too utopic. I can't agree too much with the rock and roll though. I don’t know if I would like to have rock and roll in my utopia, but I would sure love rap. I don’t mind to venture off into different music of all kinds, but my number one favorite would have to be rap. Now I think rock roll has definitely contributed to music today, as many rappers are starting to put their lyrics on rock and roll beats to make a hit that would be diverse and easy going for both culture.
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