Writing for Hustler is to women, what writing for a Ku Klux Klan magazine is to Black people.
Reach one potential audience at the expense of an exisitng ally.
Bad politics bad strategy, bad tactics.
-Chip Berlet
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From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org on behalf of John Lacny Sent: Sat 12/17/2005 12:43 PM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Hustling the Left
Yoshie Furuhashi:
> They are more likely to listen to what their wives, children, and
> mothers say than what articles in porn magazines say.
That's obviously true. (Well, maybe not the children part. People should always be wary about trying to change the political opinions of their parents. The "Whatta you know, kid?" attitude is pretty hard to overcome in these situations.) But I wasn't suggesting a "strategy" of anti-war activists writing for Hustler or something. I was simply making the point that we shouldn't refrain from using outlets like that when we get the chance simply because we object to some of the other content in the magazine. The argument of that "Hustling the Left" article was over-the-top and silly; it was yet another example of left self-ghettoization. Life is too short for that shit.
- - - - - - - - - - John Lacny http://www.johnlacny.com
Tell no lies, claim no easy victories
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