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From: ned@SCIRTP.UUCP (Ned Robie)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: X-rated Madonna - role model???
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 14:50:24 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 10 14:50:24 1985
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> 3.  If she's a slut for appearing in Penthouse, then you are a 
>     smutmonger for reading Penthouse, or even being remotely 
>     aware of its contents.  And your speculations about her 
>     private life clearly display what a dirty little mind you have.
>     You don't say such things about pictures of naked bush-people
>     appearing in National Geographic, do you?
>         
>                                     Cheryl Stewart

I agree that Madonna appearing in Penthouse is no big deal.  What DOES
bother me is that she appears in a very explicit porn film where she
plays the part of a girl that is the victim of a graphically sadistic
sexual encounter.  I don't know the title of the flick, but parts of it
were aired on CNN the evening of July 9 (the parts they could show, anyway).

This type of stuff doesn't do anyone any good (except porn producers).
And when the actor or actress involved is a role model (on false pretense)
I can see how it could do great harm.

-- Ned Robie