Re: A bit of a problem.
TheSecretGoldfish (lime6@rocketmail.com)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 12:47:41 -0700 (PDT)
---Cheryl Cline <ccline@uclink4.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
> TravJDS@aol.com wrote:
> Please, for the love of God, don't drag the double
standard into this
> list. I know 14 is a little young to grasp the
idea, but is it possible
> that a female can admire a male musician or author
without being
> labeled, or labeling oneself, a groupie?
>
> How is Franny insane or knocked up? Oh yeah,
Franny is a female and had
> sex and shares a disgust with humanity along with
Holden Caulfield.
> She's positively nuts. I guess that's why we
"love" Franny in a nice
> condescending way.
>
> I don't think Franny is any more "insane" than
Holden. She has to have
> her Mr. Antolini come along in the form of Zooey to
help set things
> straight for her, yes, but she's not insane.
>
> If anyone wants to stone me for protesting the
sexual double standard,
> feel free to get your rock. I'm goddamn sick and
tired of it, and
> Erinn's post pretty much set me off. I mean, why
doesn't Holden start
> screaming "I was a good boy, wasn't I, wasn't I?!!"
after the prostitute
> leaves his hotel room? That's what disappointed me
in Uncle
> Wiggily-Eloise wishing she was a "nice girl."
What's with this "nice
> girl" stuff?
>
> Bring on the rocks,
> Cheryl
>
>
rock on Cheryl.
but don't take it out on the 14 year old.
look at her meaning not the words.
she was refering to franny affectionately.
...
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