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    Director of Sinéad O'Connor doc: We still haven't learned from the backlash against her

    Last week your social media timeline was probably flooded with images of Sinéad O'Connor, the Irish singer-songwriter who died July 26 at 56, providing a contrast to all those bright "Barbie" memes. Though her mainstream career effectively ended the moment she shredded a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," O'Connor loomed large in the collective memory of Gen X thanks to the ...
    by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times Jul 31, 2023 4 minutes
    Members of the Irish community come together to mourn singer Sinéad O'Connor on Thursday, July 27, 2023, in London.

    Last week your social media timeline was probably flooded with images of Sinéad O'Connor, the Irish singer-songwriter who died July 26 at 56, providing a contrast to all those bright "Barbie" memes.

    Though her mainstream career effectively ended the moment she shredded a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," O'Connor loomed large in the collective memory of Gen X thanks to the raw, emotive power of her music; an image that defiantly rejected everything expected of a young, female star in an era of slick pop; and a willingness to call out injustice wherever she saw it.

    The documentary "Nothing Compares," which aired on Showtime last year and is available to stream on Paramount+, offered as "crazy" in the 1990s.

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