Re: A Brazilian Marxist's take on Sex and the City

2004-02-27 Thread joanna bujes
Car.os wrote: As carrie Bradshaw must renounce tabagism for romantic love's sake, and Xena renounce Gabrielle for the Greater Good's, so Gibson's Christ must willingly embrace the most senseless torture in order to redeem Mankind (remember, by the way, that there were some very popular early heres

A Brazilian Marxist's take on Sex and the City

2004-02-27 Thread Louis Proyect
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:52:56 -0500 > From: Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Marxism] Sex and the City > I would also have to confess that I became a big fan of this show over > the past few months. I too, Louis, I too...But in my case that had perhaps mor

Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread Louis Proyect
Back in 1994 Candace Bushnell began writing a column in Arthur Carter's weekly NY Observer called "Sex and the City". Since Carter's upscale salmon-colored publication was being given away for free on NYC's Upper East Side at the time, I would pick it up to satisfy

Re: Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread dmschanoes
culturally absorbed. Appropriate response would be The Contours "First I Look at the Purse." - Original Message - From: "Louis Proyect" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:52 AM Subject: [PEN-L] Sex and the City

Re: Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread Louis Proyect
schanoes wrote: Come on, this show was narcissism on the runway, where every woman was an Imelda Marcos wannabe (not that I begrudge women their shoes. I even pay for them willingly, if their the right shoes to be worn at the right time). Of course it was about narcissism. So what. The real questio

Re: Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread dmschanoes
Fair enough. Not amusing, that was the point. No more amusing than having to sit next to a bunch of overpaid junior Wall Streeters with too much disposable income at their tender ages, and listen to them worry about next year's bonus. dms - Original Message - From: "Louis Proyect" <[EMA

Re: Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread Doug Henwood
This is the tragedy of Lou Proyect. Smart, funny, and stylish - if only he could cut as much slack for people on the left he doesn't always agree with as he does Carrie & Bertie. Doug dmschanoes wrote: Fair enough. Not amusing, that was the point. No more amusing than having to sit next to a bu

Re: Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread Michael Perelman
Please, not this. On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 11:42:42PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: > This is the tragedy of Lou Proyect. Smart, funny, and stylish - if > only he could cut as much slack for people on the left he doesn't > always agree with as he does Carrie & Bertie. > > Doug > > dmschanoes wrote: >

Re: Sex and the City

2004-02-26 Thread MICHAEL YATES
PEN-L] Sex and the City This is the tragedy of Lou Proyect. Smart, funny, and stylish - ifonly he could cut as much slack for people on the left he doesn'talways agree with as he does Carrie & Bertie.Dougdmschanoes wrote:>Fair enough.  Not amusing, that was the point.