Senator Zell Miller on the floor
Wayne Johnson
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Wed Feb 25 08:46:29 2004
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Oy, I completely agree with the "decency" problem. Most of this =
"soft-porn" shit is simply there to titilate the teenage to mid-20s male =
demographic (for beer, car, etc. sales). Sex is great, even sex on the =
screen but in most instances it is completely gratuitous and banal. =
(Close shot of heaving male buttocks, close shot of woman's mouth with =
accompanying ooohs and ahhhs. Borrrrrrriing!) Usually has little to do =
with the story, or nothing that couldn't be simply referred to (over =
coffee the next morning, etc.etc.) but more to do with who is the =
current "hot chick" and will she (read: Halle Barry/et al) take off her =
clothes? Pant. Pant. Uch.
If you want to read something about historical parallels, look at the =
Roman Historians, especially Tacitus and others writing about the =
"Silver Age". Rome began as a pretty Puritanicall and very Matriachal =
society and then, with its incredible growth and ascension, began to =
lose it's own "moral center". Claudius writes about this. (Check out =
the wonderful BBC series I, Claudius with Derek Jacoby, et al.) =20
It is much easier to rail against tits and gay marriage than to look at =
the real obscenities like destruction of the environment, our children's =
future or lack of medical care...from infants to elderly. Disgusting.
Spring is beginning to show promise here. How are things in Austin?
wj
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Frances Morey=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: Senator Zell Miller on the floor
Thanks for setting me straight on Zell, I do agree that there is a =
decency deficit, though. I think the news and entertainment industry in =
America is on a slippery slope to low taste with downright porn =
overtones, ie. prime time programming. Some of the scripted stuff is =
salacious--filled with double entendes and sexual innuendo. It is like =
the Ranger highjinks way back when, seeing what can be gotten away with, =
but the Ranger was so tame and innocent by comparison. I guess it was =
the line about "silence is not golden, it is yellow" that got me on =
board. That is certainly the way I feel about much of the poop that the =
administration is dishing out.
Hope you and Honor are well,
Frances=20
Wayne Johnson <cadaobh@shentel.net> wrote:
What a bunch of right wing, psuedo Christian Hokum! ...
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Oy, I completely agree with the =
"decency"=20
problem. Most of this "soft-porn" shit is simply there to titilate =
the=20
teenage to mid-20s male demographic (for beer, car, etc. sales). =
Sex is=20
great, even sex on the screen but in most instances it is completely =
gratuitous=20
and banal. (Close shot of heaving male buttocks, close shot of woman's =
mouth=20
with accompanying ooohs and ahhhs. Borrrrrrriing!) Usually =
has=20
little to do with the story, or nothing that couldn't be simply referred =
to (over coffee the next morning, etc.etc.) but more to do with =
who is the=20
current "hot chick" and will she (read: Halle Barry/et al) take off her=20
clothes? Pant. Pant. Uch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you want to read something about =
historical=20
parallels, look at the Roman Historians, especially Tacitus and others =
writing=20
about the "Silver Age". Rome began as a pretty Puritanicall and =
very=20
Matriachal society and then, with its incredible growth and ascension, =
began to=20
lose it's own "moral center". Claudius writes about this. =
(Check out=20
the wonderful BBC series I, Claudius with Derek Jacoby, et al.) =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is much easier to rail against tits =
and gay=20
marriage than to look at the real obscenities like destruction of the=20
environment, our children's future or lack of medical care...from =
infants to=20
elderly. Disgusting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Spring is beginning to show promise =
here. How=20
are things in Austin?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wj</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 24, =
2004 9:46=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Senator Zell =
Miller on the=20
floor</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for setting me straight on Zell, I do agree that =
there is a=20
decency deficit, though. I think the news and=20
entertainment industry in America is on a slippery =
slope to low=20
taste with downright porn overtones, ie. prime time programming. =
Some of=20
the scripted stuff is salacious--filled with double entendes and =
sexual=20
innuendo. It is like the Ranger highjinks way back when,=20
seeing what can be gotten away with, but the=20
Ranger was so tame and innocent by comparison. I guess =
it was=20
the line about "silence is not golden, it is yellow" that got me on =
board.=20
That is certainly the way I feel about much of the poop =
that=20
the administration is dishing out.</DIV>
<DIV>Hope you and Honor are well,</DIV>
<DIV>Frances <BR><BR><B><I>Wayne Johnson=20
<cadaobh@shentel.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What a bunch of right wing, psuedo =
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