How Did Marilyn Manson Impact Society

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Marilyn Mason and how he has impacted society Anyone and anything can be misinterpreted. Anyone can look at a picture of Jesus dying on the cross and say "this is an image of murder and is depicted the act of violence that has sexual imagery in it." If I were to look at him at first glance I would probably be petrified. And I know the whole "don't judge a book by its cover" comes into play, but honestly, if a guy dressed in all black women's clothing, covered in jewelry and milky white irises approached me, I wouldn't exactly be delighted. His concerts consist of rape, satanic sacrifices and rituals, sex and a whole lot of drugs, and believe it or not, but people actually pay to go and participate. His target audience has always been disaffected …show more content…

He has created a reflection of society at its most dysfunctional and superficial level and has mirrored it in a way where its ugliness reflects back onto it. If you are unhappy with what Marilyn Manson represents, I think the first place we need to look is where exactly his inspiration came from. Fact of the day: his name isn't actually Marilyn Manson. It's Brian Warner. The first article he had ever written was about a character called Marilyn Manson back in college. Marilyn as in Marilyn Monroe, and Manson as in Charles Manson; both of them being two complete opposites in society. I have personally found his music to be very therapeutic. Music has always been a very big part of my life. Manson's music is mainly heavy metal and rock, which isn't exactly my cup of tea. This, however, doesn't stop me from listening to covers of his songs that are far more… softer. The thing that really stands out to me regarding music is that people will listen to the music they listen to because it corresponds to how they feel. They do not listen to music they cannot relate to, and then have their perspectives changed. They listen to what they are listening to because of how they are already

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