I know that my mother didn't quite get The Beatles, her mother didn't quite get Elvis Presley.
Bad boys have a way of becoming loveable.
I know that lot's of people thought that Lenny Bruce was dirty. He was, and that's fine. Artists, and even regular people, have to talk dirty every once in a while to make a point. But sometimes there is nothing more ridiculous than an adult trying to look hip, or fly, as they put it nowadays. The album has both been lauded for being compelling and clever, and criticized for being bigoted toward homosexuals.