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From: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: fashion pages & tv
Message-ID: <690@mako.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 00:06:25 EST
Article-I.D.: mako.690
Posted: Wed Apr 10 00:06:25 1985
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Summary: 

In article <5433@utzoo.UUCP> laura@utzoo.UUCP (Laura Creighton) writes:
> One of the great burning questions of my life is why do people read fashion
> pages anyway -- and why do people watch tv? ... What is so great about
> tv and fashion pages?

Simple things for simple minds.

Really.  Just look at where your intelligence level falls on the
bell curve.  How much of an audience would they have if they had
programs aimed at you?  No audience => no advertising => no money.
Plus they'd have trouble getting writers, actors/actresses, directors,
etc, bright enough to create the thing.

Who is their audience? People that aren't bright enough to realise
what a horrible waste of time 99% of television is.

Television is aimed at the lowest common denominator.  This works out
quite well.  The real basket cases actually enjoy it.  The ones that
are a little brighter watch it, sort of enjoy it for itself, realise
it's "sorta dumb", and then pat themselves on the back for being
bright enough to recognise that TV is "sorta dumb".  Then continue
watching, so as to continue feeling superior.  At the next level,
one says "This is *really* stupid!". <click>  Then logs in and
writes a new device driver using "cat >".  :-)  But we are a small
enough group that they don't worry about it too much.

Then there's PBS.  They aim for a higher grade of audience.  More
snob appeal, you know.  Some of their pseudo-scientific shows are
pretty good comedys.

		Put your mind in neutral,
		Turn on the television set,
		Kick off your shoes, don't worry.
		They haven't cut the power off yet.

				-Randy Stonehill

	seriousness_level-- ;	/* e.g. set :-) flag for rest of article */

As for fashion pages, well now, you just *have* to be seen wearing
the *latest* in trashions, er, fashions, to be, you know, *truely*
"with-it".  Yep, run down to the nearest trashion, er, fashion
boutique and buy yourself the latest in $150 gunny sacks, add a "subtle"
dash of "designer" jade-green lipstick, dye your hair purple, and
I tell you, you are SET!  You will be the envy of the town.  You'll
dance all night, with every guy on the floor fighting over who gets
to cut-in next. (oops, almost forgot...fighting is for mature
women...better make that "arguing")

Gosh, Laura, don't you want to be in style?  Don't you want all those
cute hunks arguing over you?  How can you be a *real* woman if you're
not wearing the latest trashion, er, fashion?  Don't you want to
*belong* ?  Don't you want to be *normal* ?

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