by Dominic Pino
It’s no coincidence that Oklahoma!, a musical of youthful heartiness, is anti-porn.
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Cast members of a new production of the musical Oklahoma! during rehearsals at the Royal National Theatre in 1998.
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In 1958, Oscar Hammerstein told Mike Wallace that Oklahoma!, the hit musical he wrote with Richard Rodgers, “has no particular message except that it has a flavor which infects the people who see it. It’s gaiety. Oklahoma! is youth and irresponsible and not-very-intellectual heartiness in life.”
It’s no coincidence that a musical of youthful heartiness is anti-porn.
About the Author
Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.
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In 1958, Oscar Hammerstein told Mike Wallace that Oklahoma!, the hit musical he wrote with Richard Rodgers, “has no particular message except that it has a flavor which infects the people who see it. It’s gaiety. Oklahoma! is youth and irresponsible and not-very-intellectual heartiness in life.”
It’s no coincidence that a musical of youthful heartiness is anti-porn.
About the Author
Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.
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