Friday, June 22, 2012

Letters of Note: Bill Hicks on Freedom of Speech




In May of 1993, deeply offended by its "blasphemous" content, a priest wrote to Channel 4 and complained about the recent screening of "Revelations," a recording of Bill Hicks's live show at London's Dominion Theatre some months before (a show which, incidentally, can be seen in its entirety here).

Upon receiving said complaint, Channel 4 passed it on to Hicks himself. Hicks then responded to the priest directly with the following letter. It doesn't disappoint.

(Source: Love All the People; Image: Bill Hicks, via The Quiet Front.)


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