Re: Psychology of a hype

Christy Bright (christy_bright@smb.com)
Thu, 07 Aug 1997 13:18:27 -0500 

     I wish we could appreciate the content of the piece without regard to 
     the degree of the writer's fame. Surely there are lots of folks we've 
     never heard of who have wisdom to impart, things to say that are "wise 
     and full of truths, steeped in decades of mistakes, joy and pain and 
     from the intellect of a mind who need no longer care what people think 
     of him (or her).
     
     As to your question, I believe there are men who are intelligent 
     enough to see beauty magazines for the destructive propaganda that 
     they are. As soon as I meet one, I'm marrying him.
     
     -Christy
     
     
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Subject: Psychology of a hype
Author:  <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu> at sb-entsmtp 
Date:    8/7/97 10:23 AM
        Where am I? Right. Vonnegut. Yep, I, for one, thought that it was 
a powerful speech, wise and full of truths, steeped in decades of mistakes, 
joy and pain and from the intellect of a mind who need no longer care what 
people think of him. Then I heard about the prank and I reread the piece.
     
        This time I thought it was some hack journalist trying to be too 
darn smart for his own good, dropping lots of trite bromides. It was the 
same letters, same words, different reaction. Surely my problem, not 
Vonnegut's or the author's?
     
        Anyone got an opinion on the whole reaction thing?
     
        Actually, the one line that DID make me suspicious of the source
of the speech was where he implored us not to read beauty magazines. (I'm 
assuming this portion was aimed at a female target, forgive me if I offend 
your tastes; if you can't forgive me, maybe we can get together some 
time? 8) ahem.) Anyway, this line lead me to believe that the speech could 
not have been made by a man, because no man would ever ever dare tell a 
woman not to read a beauty magazine. Sorry, I've just forgotten my point, 
if anyone thinks of a reason why a man would never tell a woman not to 
read a beauty magazine, they're welcome to claim my "point" for their
own purposes.
     
oh God, my head hurts.
     
your callipygian correspondent, 
Brian
PS Any seen Helena? I miss her mails.
     
PPS Oh yeah, you can put your hands down again! 
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