Re: for the record

Great, now the insane bitch is race-baiting. Will one of you witless
moderators please get me the f*** (Judy says it's o.k.) off of this
circle-jerk list!

Warmest regards,
W.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:30 PM
Subject: for the record

>
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
>
> > Judy did use profanity - I failed to notice that - I honestly do not
have
> > the time to read every message. The profanity was not used to insult a
> > list member. I don't consider that a major crime. Its an inconvenience
> > for me.
>
> Gord, I apologize if I've broken a taboo... and I promise to try never to
> do that again. However, a couple of points:
>
> That word is not only seen everywhere on the streets of NYC (which is
> expected to become a state any day, or withdraw from the union -- I forget
> which), and I've photographed very substantial citizens wearing it, it's
> also used freely in many respected, even *intellectual* publications with
> international circulation (not to mention close copies in major movie
> titles, as the T-shirt punned on..., sort of copying a copy of the
> original.)
>
> Artforum and The New Yorker come to mind immediately, I doubt an issue has
> lacked a couple of examples of that word in the last 5 years. And though
> they say Canadians are much politer than their southern neighbors (and
> much appreciated), among friends it's just a bit stronger than "damn" (and
> not the REAL obscenity in modern life, entirely apart from spelling, tho I
> realize that also is a topic for another forum).
>
> Meanwhile, as a language junky, I'm wondering if "profanity" is the
> correct term. I think (yes, I'll check) "profanity" is related to
> blasphemy, as in "sacred" versus "profane." Which is to say, I'd have
> called it a *vulgarity* -- which of course doesn't excuse it. And in the
> way that marijuana is considered a gateway drug for hard core, it could be
> a gateway to worse vulgarity. Still, IMO distinctions matter nearly as
> much in usage as in alternative photography.
>
> As for my fat posterior... for the record, I weigh 120 pounds, wear a
> perfect size 10 (when I'm feeling perfect), and .... the usual adjective
> around here is "adorable." (I don't say "sexy" for fear of causing some
> folks to faint, though the next seminar might discuss why "fat ass" is
> the ultimate insult. Possibly related to race ?? But ooops, not going
> there, either.)
>
> Best,
>
> Judy
>
>
Received on Fri Apr 28 03:19:55 2006