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There's a new book coming out around October that you might want to rally the troops in order to write some letters. William Kotzwinkle, who wrote the original novel that the movie ET was based on, as well as other books, has written a book called THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN. It's billed as a modern fable/fairy tale, and it is very funny and enjoyable. However, he puts down, in a very blunt way, women who "refuse to shave their legs." It's set in Maine and he lumps all women who "refuse to shave their legs" in with women who move to the country, buy a farm, adopt the New Age, and become crystal bearing, purple light, ethereal, air head moon goddess festival worshipping stereotypes. He says, by way of how she acts, that she has no brains, for if she had one, obviously, she'd shave those damn legs and armpits, and get real. I have an advance reading copy that was sent to our bookstore. I've enjoyed it immensely, except for this aspect. It is really very funny and well done. The Jim Henson people have optioned the movie rights. I have more to say about this and how I'm going to approach him, but I have to go to work. I wanted you to get this and be aware that this might be a good opportunity to generate some interest in your magazine and these issues. It could go either way. Generally, we are percieved as dorks, so how we address this stuff seems to me to be crucial to the telling of our side of the story. |
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