----- Original Message ----- From: "David Wheeler, Ph.D., PHR, CMT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Pink Floyd
Actually, it was Bob Geldof (of Boomtown Rats, remember "I don't like Mondays..."), although Bowie would have been an interesting choice to play the lead character! You're right, this is a good relief! > If you saw the movie The Wall, this quote comes from a Hitler > look-a-like character played by David Bowie. It is from a scene in the > movie of a Fascist Rock Opera that was clearly a spoof of Hitler's mass > rallies. ... More evidence they meant this as a straw man to be knocked > down. > > This is so much more fun than grading papers ;-) > > Jim Dougan wrote: > > > .... > > He told me there is a section of the song/movie which begins "OK - how > > many queers are there in the audience....all of you, up against The > > Wall...." It goes on to call out various minority groups, putting > > them "Up Against the Wall" as well. Out of context this could be > > taken as racist. > > > > ... > > -- > -David Wheeler, Ph.D., PHR, CMT > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmshrm.tripod.com > Associate Professor, Psychology > Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh PA USA > http://www.rmu.edu > Copyright 2002 All rights reserved. Permission is granted for redistribution in whole or in part providing it is not used for monetary gains and this signature file is included. Remember, the Earth is a place, earth is dirt. See how silly this looks: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, earth, Venus, Mercury. > -- > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
