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On the other hand, aside from those pretzel ads on tv, how many feature fat,
bald men? How many feature sexy women? Isn't this true across a broad
spectrum of media (e.g., Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Time, your local newspaper)?
Sexy women get our attention, pretty much regardless of who we are. They
certainly got the attention of everybody who's been running this thread.
One might complain about the analogy on PC grounds, but it stands the test
of effectiveness.
Finally, we are responsible only for what we write, not for what people read
into it. The argument is reminiscent of the story of the patient who saw sex
in every Rorschach card. When the psychiatrist challenged the patient as
being obsessed with the topic, the patient replied, "Me!? *You're* the one
showing all the dirty pictures!"
John -dot- Renish -at- conner -dot- com
My statements are my own and do not represent Conner Peripherals, Inc.
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