To Yoshie, and anyone interested

[W. Kiernan]

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> 
> Childhood & adolescence have not been identical, but in a recent
> obsession with 'child pornography,' it seems that the distinction has
> been elided for the benefit of the Right and anti-porn feminists. That
> said, in terms of cultural production (both in animated cartoon sadist
> fantasies [of the kind that Doug says fascinates Annalee Newitz] and
> works of artists like Sally Mann), the tendency seems to me to
> diminish the distinction.

I can understand what you're saying about that pervo manga crap, but
Sally Mann?  How does Sally Mann's stuff "diminish the distinction"
between childhood and adolescence?  Quite the opposite, I'd think.  I
don't get this at all.

er, duh, WDK - WKiernan at concentric.net