On Mon, 28 Feb 1994 21:14:00 PST Potter Palmer said: > >I also think that we would be remiss if we did not address the class issue here >Clearly Kerrigan has been represented as coming from and representing upper- >class values, while Harding has been represented as "white trash". Hence, Kerr- >igan is allowed to become "America's Darling" while Harding is not. > social class is an issue, but not the one described above. It has been widely publicized that Kerrigan's father is a welder who worked two-three jobs to support what is a very expensive activity. (The estimates I've seen say $20,000 to $30,000 annually at the top levels of competition. Someone has to pay rink fees, coaches, costumes, choreographers, etc.) Wouldn't it be great if life presented us with simple solutions? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cal Pryluck, Radio-Television-Film, Temple University, Philadelphia <[log in to unmask]> <PRYLUCK@TEMPLEVM>