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Subject: Re: [Leica] friday fs prints: colleen in the alley
From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 06:15:38 +0200

Mon dieu! So many posts about women's breasts and the right words you must
use to designate them. I guess it depends on the situation, no? When I first
put my eyes on female breasts, I thought "FOOOOOD", but I was veeeerry young
then!...

Tarek (remembering his very early childhood)




On 20.04.2002 5:00, "Christopher Williams" <LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:

> I'll agree with Kim. Someone needs to "push" the boundaries.
> 
> Breasts, boobs, knockers, have been drawn, sculpted, and photographed for
> centuries(well not photographed for centuries).
> 
> In New Orleans just about every night, the saying "show us your tits!" is
> heard up and down Bourbon Street. From photographs and video, it seems that
> many women don't mind the "tit" word. At least when they've had a few drinks
> anyway.
> Showing it off for plastic beads.
> 
> I wonder about the new government term, "United States of Homeland
> Security". Germany had the Fatherland, and Russia had the Motherland. Look
> what happened there.
> 
> On to Leicas......I like Kyle's shot, sort of the nice girl next door that
> can be wild underneath. Ashcroft would have you place a sheet over Colleen
> though.
> 
> Chris Williams
> New Orleans
> 
> 
>> What actually concerns me is that whilst "PC" is concerned with women
>> portrayed, depicted, used as objects AND the morality watchers on the
> right
>> are obsessed with anything depiciting, portraying sexuality we are  (in
> the
>> United States of Homeland Security) left with a language and culture where
>> "sensuality" becomes associative with softcore,  the "erotic" means sex
> and
>> any images involving unclothed children becomes porn.  (think sally mann
>> here).
>> 
>> I like Kyle's work not only because he has a good eye, but because he's
>> willing to look at and challenge the mundane.  (not to mention he keeps
>> sending the lug shots of nekkid chicks)...oh..sorry, can I say the word
>> "chick?"
>> 
>> 
>> -kim
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