Re: Racial diversity here and possible (probable maybe,even?)

Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 16:05:52 -0700

Tim O'Connor wrote:

> I'm
> almost completely TV-illiterate, with the result that I get a damned
> headache in the presence of TV shows that have laugh tracks.  They make
> me sick, literally.  And I can't imagine myself being able to learn how
> to watch these shows, or why I'd want to.  In my case, I think, it's
> less about race or income than it is about acculturation.
>
> TV isn't my thing.  It's as alien as moon rocks are to me.  I would
> guess that some people approach books in the same way.

You and me both. The news is about all I can stand anymore and even with that
you have to practically look away and make yourself not get distracted by the
visual images and listen to the words to see if they're NOT saying more about
a particular situation than they're actually saying.

Malcs