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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I got your point.
Of course, this is an uncomfortable truth that most of the myopic absolutists on the board can't stomach. I loathe moral absolutism because I find it offensive to rational intelligence.
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No. I don't think you got my point. Your whole last post was, as usual, automatic pilot. (Terms like "vehement disgust and noxious self-righteous judgment" and "moral shortcomings of a pop singer seem an utterly ludicrous target for ire" or "I'm not as perfectly moral as the rest of the laudable idealists on this board", etc. all show me that you don't really listen. You look for phrases that enable you to post the same old crap under the guise of "creative writing.")
If you want to limit the argument to taking your clothes off, I would say that your misunderstanding my argument. I'm not trying to impose my
subjective morals on Britney or anyone else for that matter. If she expresses regret for posing nude or almost nude, I think I can say that selling out (should it lead to more money down the road) for her wasn't worth it. She made like $30 million dollars last year. The extra 5, 10 or 20 million that the skin shots could possible get her over the course of her career (which we can all agree isn't going to implode tomorrow, with or without those shots) is really pointless when you're talking about that kind of money. I am not assigning my morals to her. I'm questioning whether the reward for posing is even significant to her (relatively speaking) considering the feelings
she has or may have about herself for doing it. If she is full of shit about regretting doing it and loves every minute of it, then more power to her. Sell yourself to the highest bidder.
But my observation changes when it comes to the dad who is pimping his daughter around to the highest movie of the week bidder and making her do a bunch of interviews about something that
objectively speaking couldn't have been a very fun time for their family. You seem to be all for selling out in that scenario, arguing that she seems to be okay and the money she makes during that "small window of opportunity" will make up for any pain she may experience as a result. Bullshit. Money can't help with that.
And you can have the last "creative" word on this topic.
TM
