Source: Quillette
by Christian Kriticos
“John Lennon was always the most controversial Beatle. In 1966, he infamously declared, ‘We’re more popular than Jesus,’ sparking a backlash that led to public bonfires of Beatles records. In 1968, he appeared nude on an album cover with Yoko Ono, leading retailers to be jailed on obscenity charges. And, in 1969, he starred in a short film focused on a single part of his body in varying states of tumescence — the less said about that, the better. Even today, 45 years after his death, Lennon continues to ignite controversy. The latest surrounds a recently announced twelve-disc boxset, focused on Lennon and Ono’s recordings of 1971-72. These were their most politically direct songs …. The new controversy stems from the boxset’s omission of a key Lennon-Ono song from the period: ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World.'” (08/28/25)
https://quillette.com/2025/08/28/censoring-john-and-yoko-lennon-ono/