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- From: k206027@smog.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE (Bakayaroo Banzai)
- Subject: Re: 9 1/2 Weeks
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.125546.9389@news.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE>
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- References: <1635@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM> <1992Dec20.145422.10366@Virginia.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 12:55:46 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec20.145422.10366@Virginia.EDU> tlc9y@Virginia.EDU ("tara lou") writes:
- >firstly, this conversation has gone way beyond the movie and
- >into a heated debate....i don't know if it adequately fits the
- >movie section anymore..
- >
- I think that if you'd been paying attention you might have noticed
- that those of us who responded to Mollie's characterization of
- "9 1/2 Weeks" have been trying to steer the conversation back
- to movies pretty consistently.
-
- >secondly, it is really frightening to read what some people are
- >writing..i assumed a lot of that thinking died with the corset.
- >you do not have to be a lesbian or an abused survivor in order
- >to believe that our society dictates men's satisfaction over
- >women's..i see beer commercials that satisfy men's needs [i
- >drink beer, too], sportscar commercials [i would like one,
- >too], and many other instances where men's pleasure is the
- >aim..not women's.
- >
- Yes, and I gaze upon the Harlequin Romance rack at my local
- supermarket knowing that it represents a world that I can never
- share...:)
-
- >this is not true all of the time as with any generalization,
- >
- Bingo! You said the magic word "generalization"!
- The simple fact is that you can view any movie a myriad
- of different ways. The fact that some women view "9 1/2
- Weeks" as a sexist piece of trash bordering on rape
- mongering doesn't negate the fact that other women
- see it as a fantasy of sexual liberation. Are you going
- to start mandating that your view is the correct one and
- force all others to comply?
-
- >and if you believe in an equal partnership with your lover than
- >all power to you...then, do not insult yourself with such crude
- >attacks towards others...
-
- Methinks the lady doth protest too much...
- We have been having a relatively sane and polite discussion.
- If you don't believe me go and spend a couple of days over
- in talk.abortion...
-
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