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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:33 PM Original message |
How does this makes you feel? |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, seeing as I am a Pistons' fan |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Nothing. |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Cute couple. NT |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why is that fellow yelling when he's got his arm around that pretty lady? |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. I thought the particular pose seemed peculiar, too. And then I received this image from my nephew.. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I dunno, I think the idea was to show a passionate athlete and a gorgeous girl together... |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Did you LOOK at the image to which I linked? |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Of course I did. Do you have some evidence that the photographer has even seen that pic? |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Do you mean *other* than the poses being nearly identical to the poster? |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I think it's coincidental. And I think it's nasty to imply that James resembles a mad gorilla. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I am certainly not saying that LeBron resembles a gorilla, and it's nasty to say I did. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. Yes, it's clearly a take on the poster. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:01 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. I don't argue regarding the photo itself, absent any knowledge of the propaganda poster. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #24 |
49. I dunno. LeBron should be carrying a club and pick up Giselle, in that case. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #49 |
74. inspiration vs emulation... the cover photo was "inspired" by the propaganda poster.... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I think the whole controversy is a bit...manufactured. It smells like fake outrage to me. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. It's not for me to declare whether someone's outrage is fake or real ... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I think everyone is affected by racism, no matter what their skin tone. But I also think that |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. sunshine as disinfectant |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
86. An angry macho guy and a hot lady. |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. I left the room this morning and they were screaming about it on the Today |
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angel823 (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
70. yes |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
84. NO such thing as bad pub.. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm hoping the girl gets out of the way before she gets run down on the court. |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. That's the sort of thing I was thinking, polichick |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Go win a championship already, King James. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. I recognize LeBron... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. I your headline needs an additional verb |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Thanks - Thinking faster than I type n/t |
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didact (150 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. I thinkin' there's no way that girl can check Lebron in the paint* |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. She's got a hell of a post move. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. If he is going to play basketball, he needs to tell that girl |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. I felt the same way as I did before I saw that picture. |
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alstephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Ha! I saw this on the Today show. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Well, take a look at this, and you tell me. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. Link to discussion in Editorials |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. It only irritates me as it does when I see crap mags like |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. No way she's going to make a jump shot in those shoes. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
50. I remember, a long while ago, there was a commercial for ladies' high heeled shoes |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. Mixed feelings |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I must admit, Warpy |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I'm along that line too |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
23. Ok. Now how does THIS make you feel? |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #23 |
42. I see two people "doing what they do best" |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 02:38 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Ok. So you don't think Annie Liebowitz was recreating that WW-I propaganda poster? n/t |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 02:47 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I dunno......maybe she was. So what? It's an obscure reference even if it was intentional |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. So you can't make a definitive statement on the comparison between the two? |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #48 |
77. My question to you is this |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. My answer for you is this |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
52. So LeBron is German? |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #52 |
72. snicker |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
83. That would seem a bit too literal for a work of art, Annie Liebowitz's interpretation .... |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
26. she somehow reminds me of a contemporary version |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. That's exceedingly perceptive ... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. Taking over? Does she look menaced or threatened or unhappy? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. A trophy? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Wait - which offensive image is this supposed to be again? |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
27. Nothing much. Don't know why the ball player seems to be shouting at the camera... |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Re: "why ... shouting at the camera..." |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. So Liebowitz told James "Okay, gimme your best 'mad ape' face. Yes, loving it, FIERCE!" |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 02:51 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. I have no idea what happened on the photo shoot, nor will I speculate on it. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #45 |
55. Wonder how many copies of this issue they'll sell... |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #55 |
71. If nothing else, it may be making some people aware ... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
31. Jealous... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Don't be. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I always hated being 'voluptuous'.... |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
33. I think it's cute. They look like they were really having fun. But then.... |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
47. makes me feel "ouch" like she just stepped on his toe and he's screaming n/t |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
51. It makes me feel like LeBron is hot. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
53. Makes me think of where I work: most young white women there prefer black men |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
57. Well, the contradiction |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
58. I didn't think anything of it |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
59. LeBron James is in the photo? Where? n/t |
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Aviation Pro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
61. Like I need to run another 5K today.... |
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Bensthename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
62. She's a little overdressed for a game of 1 on 1. |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
63. That's a foul! Come on, ref! |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
64. Personally, I'm offended when people shout at me... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. But it's so "extreme!" ...ly stupid |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
66. It make me sick that we live in a society that idolizes athletes |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Symbolism: what is represented makes it easy for the few to sell the packaged ideal to the many |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
67. A basketball player and a model |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
68. Jock itch can be extrreme,,ly painful! |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
73. bored. |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
75. I don't see anything racist- I just see a couple of beautiful people |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
82. I saw that on the news stand just the other day. Thought it was kinda |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
85. Bored. |
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