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From: michaelm@3comvax.UUCP (Michael McNeil)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Rape - Another Solution
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Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 00:33:05 EDT
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> > 
> > 	Do I correctly understand that you are against the portrayal, not only
> > of violence, but of "suspense, fear, suspicion, and emotional intensity"?
> > If so, you don't seem to leave the artist much leeway.
> > 
> > 	I wouldn't mind at all if films more often tried to show us a better
> > world than the one we live in; I'm fond of optimistic stories. But without
> > conflict there *is* no story. Nor, I think, is there any way to curtail
> > the popularity of adventure and suspense, short of censorship. I agree we
> > should vote with our $$$ for films we like, but we can't expect everyone
> > else to always vote the same way.
> 
> Your reply, and the notion that there always has to be a "story" shows
> just how limited many people's views are because of the influence of
> mass media...
>
> [Material describing art forms which get along without a "story."]
>
> Furthermore - why don't people organize their own entertainment -
> playing music together, hiring a model and doing life drawing,
> etc. ? (Some people do, but not most).
> 
> Even the most highly educated people turn 30, start making a little
> money, and turn their brains off.  

I haven't previously contributed to new.women, being heretofore content
(despite my interest in the subject) to let others flame each other.  
However, I couldn't resist jumping into the fire with this one.  

Just what group do you think it is that supports most of the violent,
sexist, trashy films and other ``art having a story'' that you
criticize?  Why it's the *kids* -- teenagers, young adults mostly under
that magic age of 30 -- who are the bulk of moviegoers!  This age group
dominates the field so thoroughly with their numbers that most movies
produced cater to their ``tastes.''  Why don't you ask your peers --
since being under 30, they supposedly haven't had their brains turned
off yet -- why *they* don't organize their own entertainment instead
of trotting off to see the latest sequel to *Porky*.  

					-- Michael McNeil