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From: robert@fear.UUCP (Robert Plamondon)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Rape - Another Solution
Message-ID: <247@fear.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 20:34:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: fear.247
Posted: Tue Aug 20 20:34:17 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 08:29:52 EDT
References: <2402@amdcad.UUCP> <1079@ames.UUCP> <2665@amdcad.UUCP> <2830@amdcad.UUCP>
Organization: Weitek Corp. Sunnyvale Ca.
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Summary: Another one for the (fictitious) group net.snobs

In article <2830@amdcad.UUCP>, linda@amdcad.UUCP (Linda Seltzer) writes:
> > 	You keep bringing up the same false dichotomy. Now I have to choose
> > between watching RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and listening to amateur sarod
> > players. Why is it not better that I do both, as the spirit moves me?
> > 
> I will reply to all of these at once.  Your comments show that
> it is your taste which is limited to slick productions hyped up by the
> mass media and by the "catchiness" of the presentation.  When people
> have the attitude that students are "amateura" not worth listening
> to then their choices are determined by commercialism and slick presentation
> rather than honest feeling.  When I refer to emotional intensity, I
> mean intensity in terms of fear, suspicion, suspense, and violence.
> Quite frankly I am sure that one's taste is varied, and one can learn
> to appreciate subtlety if one rejects the slick presentations of violence
> offered by the mass media.

"Blue noses, Mr. Rico! Millions of 'em!"

Maybe in addition to net.snobs we should have
net.snobs.unappreciated-artists, where the endless discussion about
why artists are ignored by the vulgar can go on, leaving the rest of
us in peace.
-- 


		Robert Plamondon
		{turtlevax, resonex, cae780}!weitek!robert