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Tom Brosz — 10/17/2005 4:25:21 PM (archived)

The entire Barbie thing is part of the same reflexive anti-consumerism that makes people apoplectic if you mention "McDonalds." It's not about self-image, it's about corporations, consumerism, and the decadent West.

I have a hard time believing that if you interviewed a teenage bulemic, she would cite the Barbie she had when she was eight as part of the problem.

You might have a plausible case when discussing fashion models, music idols, or peer pressure. Music in particular...would Mama Cass, who had a voice like you wouldn't believe, make it in today's music world? I can have someone show me a picture of one of the seemingly dozens of interchangable blonde, belly-buttoned pierced singers, and I couldn't tell you which one it was to save my life.

I have never hung around with the kind of guys who think about their pecs at all, much less obsess on them. Cholesterol count? Yes. I do know a few health freaks who take a lot of vitamins.

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Harold Pinter wins Nobel Prize for literature - Tom Brosz - 10/14/2005 4:30:41 AM
- Never heard of him. (n/t) - Murph the Smurf - 10/18/2005 2:41:48 PM
- The thread that keeps on giving. - et - 10/16/2005 4:22:08 AM
  - Do a little research. - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2005 6:56:32 PM
    - So he's bipartisan! - Mary Anne - 10/16/2005 8:09:36 PM
      - re: So he's bipartisan! - Daniel - 10/17/2005 9:21:17 AM
        
        re: So he's bipartisan! - R.L. - 10/18/2005 8:08:33 AM
        
        No, no and again no... - McFly - 10/17/2005 5:14:32 PM
        
        They tend to the right, and smell bad. Right? I knew it! (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 5:41:34 PM
        
        matters for consideration .. - Daniel - 10/18/2005 4:10:48 AM
        
        Actually, I'm disappointed that this didn't find its way to OT... - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 11:30:33 AM
- Maybe this post will enhance the flame-ability of this thread.... - et - 10/15/2005 4:48:30 PM
  - Nice link. Keep an eye on that guy. He's probably next year's winner. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 7:29:28 PM
- Why Tom is upset... - R.L. - 10/15/2005 8:49:49 AM
- Hunter has a few comment for you... (Why is this in Flame?) - et - 10/15/2005 4:31:00 AM
  - Yeah, only the Enlightened can see the Emperor's clothes. - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 5:59:16 AM
    - Yeah, that Guernica is only a grotesque cartoon....a child could do it! (n/t) - Publius - 10/16/2005 5:09:33 PM
      - I thought of Guernica when I was reading Tom's post, too. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 5:09:46 PM
        
        Odd. Don't recall mentioning Picasso. - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 5:53:13 PM
        
        Da point - Tony - 10/17/2005 8:28:50 PM
        
        Great artist. Anti-war stand. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 6:10:34 PM
    - This is why it's on Flame. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 1:10:37 PM
      - Tom has a wider range than given credit for........ - Publius - 10/18/2005 2:40:54 AM
      - re: This is why it's on Flame. - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 7:57:13 PM
        
        The simple idea. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 9:36:55 PM
      - Huh? - DL - 10/15/2005 6:25:02 PM
      - re: why it's on Flame. - Fox - 10/15/2005 4:20:07 PM
- Deservedly, imho - McFly - 10/14/2005 5:31:48 PM
- re: Harold Pinter wins Nobel Prize for literature - R.L. - 10/14/2005 3:47:07 PM
  - Website - Tom Brosz - 10/14/2005 9:22:59 PM
    - Other awards, or, sometimes it's not about the United States. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 12:58:28 AM
      - Please don't get him started on Ionesco and Beckett - alcaray - 10/15/2005 4:45:51 PM
        
        Sort of like... - Laurie Street - 10/16/2005 8:29:54 PM
        
        exactly (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 3:43:05 PM
      - You want me to start putting some of his poetry here? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 1:50:26 AM
        
        Go ahead, but he won the Nobel for drama. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 4:16:06 AM
        
        Owen Award - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 6:19:44 AM
        
        From one century to another - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 1:16:26 PM
        
        sorry .. nice try - Daniel - 10/15/2005 4:23:00 PM
        
        It's art. It can be drivel to you. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 7:32:54 PM
        
        "yes, but is it art?" - Daniel - 10/16/2005 3:43:09 AM
        
        And now, the critique of the Barbie series... - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2005 7:03:33 PM
        
        Um, it's a plastic doll. Do they really expect it to wince in pain? - Lee - 10/17/2005 1:08:32 AM
        
        Nooooo... - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 1:51:16 AM
        
        Hey, you're pretty good at that "critic" stuff. - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 7:31:46 AM
        
        Eating disorders and body image - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 11:21:38 AM
        
        re: Eating disorders and body image - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 4:25:21 PM
        
        Chalk my remark up to satire. - Lee - 10/17/2005 6:17:32 AM
        
        How they do it: - Mary Anne - 10/16/2005 9:50:13 PM
        
        Oh, P.S. Some good observations. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 7:38:08 AM
        
        re: How they do it: - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 7:36:50 AM
        
        Taken In by Poetry - alcaray - 10/15/2005 6:37:53 PM
        
        Culture - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 6:30:29 PM
        
        Yes, there were two other contenders. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 7:35:20 PM
        
        re: Yes, there were two other contenders. - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 7:59:04 PM
        
        Oh, I don't think you object to foreign writers! - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 9:48:11 PM
        
        That's powetry>It doesn't even rhyme (n/t) - Sam F. - 10/15/2005 9:04:12 AM
        
        D'oh, it does, some of it. But will a prize come of it? (n/t) - Sam F. - 10/15/2005 9:06:11 AM
- Absolutely fantastic playwright. - Bowser - 10/14/2005 7:15:10 AM

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