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From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Madonna, role model
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 13:14:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 13:14:57 1985
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Reply-To: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
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> What is wrong with blatant sexuality? It can
> be fun, in teh right setting. The Board Room is not a good setting for
> it. But if all a young girl sees is The Board Room, then how is she
> going to be able to deal with whatever emotions and sexuality she has
> or comes in contactr with as an adolescent?  Teaching them only one way
> of being, be it sexy or professional, is not going to produce a person 
> capable of dealing with the ENTIRE real world.
> 
> /amqueue

    If our mass-media did not suffer from a glut of dumb, sex-kittens..

    If our male-dominated society did not perceive women as sexual toys..

    If male peer group attitudes were not so appalling ugly..

    If TV's cheap money-making stereotypical mindfuck were somehow balanced by
    an intelligent humanistic viewpoint..

    If our society were not so unfairly controlled by 
    Men of Greed and Stupidity who have everything to gain by
    maintaining traditional attitudes...

    ..then Madonna's `sexyness' might not be so offensive.

-michael