Posted on 03/01/2005 2:32:12 PM PST by Blackirish
Let's agree that there are two realms: public and private. The public sphere is where we might meet uninvited. The private, just the opposite. If I held the door open to the post office for you to enter, you might say, "thanks".
If I knocked over a table that supported your favorite 'blow' at a private party we'd been invited to, your response might be very different.
In short, making millionaires out of those who take things that are private and make them public is objectionable to me. A very simple recipe for success for anyone so inclined.
On my next trip to the post office I'd rather not have to endure an interview between Stern and his guests as to who had sex with a retard, Barbara Walters, John Madden, or anyone else. I'm there to buy stamps and split.
If what seperates the public from the private must be torn down, let it be by those with an ounce more brainpower than MTV, Justin Timberlake, and Janet Jackson in an obviously choreographed skit during a public event such as the superbowl.
"Let's agree that there are two realms: public and private. "
I still can't agree because you are confusing reality with images. You've never met Janet Jackson or Howard Stern. You've only been exposed to images of them. Images can't harm you and no one's forcing you to watch them. I don't think anyone's the worse off for having seen Janet Jackson's nipple. We all have them. We've all seen them. Reality is different. If there's some law about exposing yourself in public at the super bowl that's one thing. Blaming the camera that captures it is another. The camera is the messenger. Don't shoot the messenger.
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