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Shawn Levy <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 1 Mar 1994 15:06:34 -0800
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On Tue, 1 Mar 1994 [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
> Along with Harding's "athleticism" and Kerrigan's "grace" comes mediated ideas
> about the sexuality of each woman: Harding the "whore" (whose wedding-day
> striptease was videoed by her husband and now sold to the pages of some
> tabloid--not to mention the overly "revealing" costume she wore at the
> National competition which got a lot of press)
 
Actually, it wasn't *her* wedding gown she peeled but a bridal outfit that
she'd worn to a costume party. The husband is still a shit for selling
it, but it's a degree or two less sordid than it looked.
 
       Shawn Levy | "I used to have such sweet, sweet dreams,
  [log in to unmask] | But now it's more like an air raid."

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