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- From: maufd@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr J S Graley)
- Newsgroups: alt.supermodels,soc.women,alt.feminism,soc.men
- Subject: Re: Elle MacPherson -- Faint Praise
- Date: 16 Nov 1992 20:00:18 -0000
- Organization: Computing Services, University of Warwick, UK
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- References: <1992Nov8.190743.8606@dragon.acadiau.ca> <1992Nov13.171824.22431@ils.nwu.edu> <Bxo840.9q6@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In article <Bxo840.9q6@news.cso.uiuc.edu> levine@symcom.math.uiuc.edu (Lenore Levine) writes:
- >lynch@ils.nwu.edu (Richard Lynch) writes:
- >
- >(Re bimbo ads.)
- >
- >>(mature people are able to ignore them)
- >>--
- >>"TANSTAAFL" lynch@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu
- >
- >The same argument could be used to condone the racist depictions of
- >blacks, used in American advertising early in this century. It's a
- >similar case of media images being used to convey that only one body type
- >is worthwhile.
- >
-
- But being a model in such an advert is the ambition of a great many women.
- Not the same as your analogy.
-
- > ...Cindy Crawford...
- is very rich.
- > ...Elle MacPherson...
- is, too.
-
- > ...Would they pin up giant Teenage Mutant Ninja
- >Turtles posters?
-
- Love 'em! That's my right. Whats your problem with that?
- Too intellectual for TMNT?
- Too feminist for E Mc P?
- Too interventionist for your own good?
-
- >(On the other hand, I certainly don't want to ban the damn things.
-
- Just attack their owners. I haven't ever seen E Mc P, but still get the
- impression I should email you to obtain a free 'political correctness
- certificate' for everything on my walls!
-
- ~Morley
-