Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] Sontag and Benjamin
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Tue Dec 28 17:21:27 2004
References: <55.6979b591.2f0356ba@aol.com> <014101c4ed40$a44fa770$87d86c18@ted>

Ted,

You are good at ad hominem attacks (and explaining about your intestinal 
troubles), but is there anything specific you can say that you disagree with 
her about?   Anything of substance at all?

Bob


> Afterswift@aol.com commented:
> Subject: [Leica] Sontag and Benjamin
>
>>>> On these long, cold winter
>> months in the Northern Hemisphere reading Sontag and Benjamin makes for
>> enjoyable evenings. These books are in all the libraries. They can only 
>> deepen us as
>> photographers.<<<<<<<<<<
>
> Bob,
> I have no experience with reading Benjamin, he does sound interesting to 
> make an effort to. However, Sontag? Hell the only thing she ever did for 
> me was make me throw-up violently with her stupid writing on photography 
> and photographers.
>
> And if she gave me anything deep about being a  photographer it's to never 
> pay attention to people of this ilk simply because they have the "right 
> connections" to get published with their drivel!
>
> And if she were the only thing to cuddle up with on a cold evening in the 
> winter months, God help us all!
>
> Save it Bob, too many real people on the list to try and convince us she 
> means anything more than a pain in the ass about photography.
>
> ted
>
>
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