Comments on: Praying on Airplane “Creates Panic” http://laurietobyedison.com/discuss/?p=2307 Body Image, Photography, Feminism, Social Change Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cameron http://laurietobyedison.com/discuss/?p=2307&cpage=1#comment-200772 Cameron Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:18:32 +0000 http://laurietobyedison.com/discuss/?p=2307#comment-200772 I am dumbfounded...I am a gentile, and I am very familiar with the “phylacteries” or “tefillin.”! I will admit, that as an artist who researched Jewish culture, past and present for a commision, that does put me out of the normal mainstream, but really - they actually have had a pop cultural moment; Madonna used the imagery in her video Die Another Day (whether or not it was done appropriately is an argument for another blog post),and while I am sure it probably gave the Jewish community hives that she did, do you know how many idiots I ran into who interpreted the symbol as indicating shooting up drugs? ARGH!!!! *head-desk-thud - thud - thud...* I have days when I wonder why I remain American... I am dumbfounded…I am a gentile, and I am very familiar with the “phylacteries” or “tefillin.”! I will admit, that as an artist who researched Jewish culture, past and present for a commision, that does put me out of the normal mainstream, but really – they actually have had a pop cultural moment; Madonna used the imagery in her video Die Another Day (whether or not it was done appropriately is an argument for another blog post),and while I am sure it probably gave the Jewish community hives that she did, do you know how many idiots I ran into who interpreted the symbol as indicating shooting up drugs? ARGH!!!! *head-desk-thud – thud – thud…* I have days when I wonder why I remain American…

]]> By: Nancy Lebovitz http://laurietobyedison.com/discuss/?p=2307&cpage=1#comment-199983 Nancy Lebovitz Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:54:26 +0000 http://laurietobyedison.com/discuss/?p=2307#comment-199983 Courage isn't especially an American value. Neither is thinking. As nearly as I can figure it, the primary American value is doing something. Thinking is permitted, but optional. This value set is turning out to be a massive problem, and I have no idea what would help. Courage isn’t especially an American value. Neither is thinking. As nearly as I can figure it, the primary American value is doing something. Thinking is permitted, but optional.

This value set is turning out to be a massive problem, and I have no idea what would help.

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