You cannot successfully peddle anything unless someone buys it. The real question here is why is the public apparently flocking to this volume? Is it the shock value? Miss Coulter is a potty-mouthed puerile agitator. The best way to deal with someone like that is to ignore her. Apparently there is a sizeable segment of ordinary citizens and media mucks who would rather encourage it than put an end to it.
HALinNY -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Anderson Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:04 To: ProFox Email List Subject: [OT] -- Ann, let's call this what it is "PORNOGRAPHY is difficult to define, wrote Justice Potter Stewart, "but I know it when I see it." That famously commonsensical line would seem to obviate the need for any deeper analysis of the egregious Ann Coulter. Like most pornographers, however, she is resourceful in the service of her own economic and other interests. That makes it hard to do what most sensible people do when confronted with obscenity, which is look away. At the moment, Coulter is out pimping her latest book and, this week, she was definitely in your face." "If you've ever encountered Coulter on television or glanced at one of her book covers - all of which feature a "glamour shot" photo - you've probably noticed that she's inevitably dressed in an improbably short and low-cut black dress. At a gaunt 45 years of age, you might think the ingénue with fangs shtick would be wearing rather thin. Still, it's always been true that a certain segment of pornography consumers derive an erotic charge from the trappings of hate. Black leather and relic Nazi paraphernalia, for example, have a kind of iconic status in the sadomasochistic subcultures inclined toward fetishism. That probably explains the "not all" among O'Reilly's generally outraged conservatives. As Justice Stewart said, you know it when you see it. What that doesn't explain is why reputable media organizations such as Random House, which published Coulter's book, and NBC, which helped her publicize it, think it's OK to make a buck peddling porn." <http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-rutten10jun10,1,569325.column?ctrack=1&cset=true> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
