Commentary: Conversation on the "Cruel truth of rock and roll"
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Ann Powers and Kerri Miller discuss Powers' opinion piece from NPR earlier this month.
Recent allegations that one of The Runaways was raped by the band's manager remind us that sexual exploitation is part of rock's foundation — and challenge the very idea that it is worth loving.
The allegations surfaced in the story by Jason Cherkis about The Runaway's Jackie Fuchs centered on her account of being raped by Kim Fowley in a motel room full of people in 1975.
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