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Subject: Re: Who reads the GOR books and WHY? (neff)
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Date: Wed, 1-Jun-83 16:15:43 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  1 16:15:43 1983
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From:  Erik Sherman 

I shall preface by saying that I have never read a "GOR" book and
am not attempting to defend them.

Nevertheless, I question the vehemence displayed by the message's
author.  If Norman's views of women genuinely offend you, why do
you constantly return to skimming the books in bookstores?  Do
you find something particularly titilating, like the jurors who
had to see an x-rated movie multiple times to decide if it was
obscene?

Furthermore, the quote you present as the author's personal creed
is taken completely out of context.  Is it the author expressing
his own views?  Is it a bit of fictional characterization?
Readers of your message cannot know.  I could as easily say that
Harper Lee advocates racism by culling selected quoted from "To
Kill a Mockingbird."  If you must critize someone's work, try to
be fair.

Erik Sherman (esherman @BBNCCD)