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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
[b]its like Lou Reed pointed out, originally the mainstream radio wouldn't even take Velvet Underground advertisments because of Heroin as a controversial song, and then ten years later he was performing that tune live, syndicated nationally over the radio on a live multi-broadcast, on the same mainstream radio which had rejected the same tune earlier..
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So the Velvet Underground are part of the CIA, too?
I think all you are showing is that controversy is temporary in popular culture. Public opinion isn't a fixed position, but is constantly adapting to itself.