Subject: I meant what I said, Bob!
Bob:
You said you cannot stand the ideas Rockwell presented in his work.
A Boy And His Dog?
--I much prefer the short story 'A Boy and His Dog' by Harlan Ellison. Let's see Rockwell illustrate THAT!
The Golden Rule?
--Falls apart when applieed by masochists. (The Golden Rule naively assumes we all desire to be treated alike. That's hardly true.)
The Problem we all Live With?
--We are not all alike, there is no one problem with which we all live. (See above.)
Baseball?
--I despise sports. (See, we're NOT all alike.)
Freedom From Want?
--Only the dead want for nothing.
Freedom To Worship?
--I prefer freedom from worship--and freedom from those who worship!
A Day In The Life Of A Girl?
--Again, I doubt that female adolescence can be summed up by a single image.
New Kids in the Neighborhood?
--Somehow, I think that Rockwell has 'sweetened' this image, as well. Kids can be really, really CRUEL!
Thanksgiving?
--I have many good memories of Thanksgiving. I don't need Rockwell's nostalgia to remind me of my own life, not that his images are like my life...
Santa's Workshop? Keith! You can't stand Santa?
--I was the kid who, at two and a half years old, explained to the other--older--kids in the neighborhood why Santa could not possibly exist. My parents got quite a few phone calls that night, let me tell you!
And yes, Santa is a metaphor for god.
Really?
--Really!
Keith.
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