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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: IEEE cover
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Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 05:29:06 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 05:29:06 1985
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> 
> > I found it hard to believe. Someone spent ten minutes 
> > looking at a piece of art, found a "nude," got
> > offended, and wrote a letter.
> 
> We're talking about the cover of the latest IEEE publications catalogue
> here, I assume.  I've handed people it, saying, "There's an upside-down
> nude female figure on the cover," and they (once cued in this way) spot
> it quickly. And I'll bet it is registered subconsciously even if it takes
> "ten minutes to find it."  
> 
> As to the rest of the quoted posting, I must assume the author forgot
> to :-), because I find the cover inexcusable -- but I'm saving
> my flames for my letter to the IEEE.
> 
> 			See you at the Moosewood! Nax

I just looked at my copy of the catalog, and I feel that the picture is
artistic and not exploitive.  I think I'll show it to people at work and
ask them whether they think it's appropriate or not.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
"Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent..."

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