Jim Doherty wrote:
>I responded that, alhtough I like some of the woman
PI
>characters (I specifically mentioned both
Kinsey
>Milhone and Delilah West), I do have that
visceral
>reaction to seeing females in what seems to me to
be
>essentially a male fantasy role.
Gee, do you have a visceral reaction to female doctors and
lawyers too, or only the ones with strident offensive
left-wing agendas? (don't even remember if this was your
comment, had to use it anyway).
Since when does admitting that something is a prejudice make
it a less offensive statement? How about if I say: "I admit I
have a prejudice against blacks (gays, Hispanics, disabled
people) appearing in PI novels. The genre is based on a white
(straight, Anglo, non-disabled) fantasy and this new (meaning
introduced since 1940, apparently) breed of PI may give me
reading pleasure but just doesn't fell *right* to me,
somehow, on a visceral level."
Taking off my shoes and going back into the kitchen to
contemplate the folly of my strident left-wing agenda,
Carrie
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