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> Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> > Chris Doss wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, Cockroach, a Magazine for Poor and
> > > Working People... What a title...
> >
> > Oh yes, I remember great disputes with
> > Malecki over this. Some of us thought it
> > was insulting to identify "poor and
> > working people" with revolting insects,
> > but Malecki just said that was our middle
> > class elitism at work
> >
> That's funny, I was just going to write that
> anybody coming up with that kind of title
> for a wc zine must be a trust fund baby or
> from a comfortable middle class background.
What a load. Cockroaches are a part of the lives of people who live in dirt cheap rentals, at least here in Florida, that's a fact. When it's hot sometimes them bitches will _fly_ at you. Conversely middle-or-betters go years without encountering a one. It's a sure class signifier, an excellent title.
Yours WDK - WKiernan at gmail.com