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Subject: Re: [Leica] friday fs prints: colleen in the alley
From: "Karina Klaas" <shutterbug@iinet.net.au>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:19:21 +0800
References: <B8E6B809.594%tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>

LOL...

Karina

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tarek Charara" <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
To: "Leica User Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] friday fs prints: colleen in the alley


> 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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