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- From: mattm@apple.com (Matthew Melmon)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Support the boycott (was Re: Don't boycott all of Color
- Message-ID: <mattm-231192101926@mcmelmon.apple.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 18:29:30 GMT
- References: <Nov15.215505.16307@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <69929@cup.portal.com>
- Sender: news@gallant.apple.com
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- Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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- In article <69929@cup.portal.com>, Minotaur@cup.portal.com (A Frank
- Swilling) wrote:
- >
- > Matthew (What does the *X* stand for?) Melmon sez:
-
- (Donahue said something about my signing posts with an 'X' -
- at the time, it was 'Melmothra' - and so I simply adopted his
- shorter form. Now, I suppose, I could be mistaken for exploiting
- symbols of the African-American struggle)
-
- > According to today's San Francisco Chronicle, the boycott is just
- > now starting to gain real momentum. I don't have the article in
- > front of me, but apparently Barbra Streisand just gave a speech
- > at an AIDS benefit in L.A., wherein she said to other entertainers,
- > "If we're asked to, we must refuse to play where they discriminate."
- >
- > She said this, and other things, in an attempt to persuade the
- > Hollywood crowd to stay away from Colorado, which happens to be
- > one of their favorite hangouts these days.
- >
- > I'll consider the boycott *really* serious if Cher sells her house.
-
- Babs has always been somewhat of a [#insert anti-liberal adjectives#]
- leftist. One more cause, so much the better, so far as she is
- concerned. However, this is a somewhat significant development.
- But waiting to see the reaction from the rest of Hollywood is a good
- idea. Colorado and Idaho (perhaps Utah) are *the* winter spots
- for the pseudo-moguls of today... I seriously doubt The Arnold
- crowd will pay Babs much attention.
-
- *X*
- (who wonders if Madonna skis)
-