Real Women

[Tom Stanton]

Diana York Blaine wrote:
> In terms of TRP...He's no more able to divorce himself from his culture
> than the rest of us are...So Pynchon's representation of women will be 
> sexist.  We live in a sexist culture. This will be reflected in the material 
> in both self- and un-conscious ways.

Well said, though I might argue TRP's fascination with perversion
(like Gottfried & Katje in the next section) suggests he might have
questioned how these roles and stereotypes are really played out.
"They" want everyone in their place, in their correct roles, while TRP
& his characters resist this, albeit in very strange ways at times.

> Why do we waste all this time on parading around pretending not to be
> affected by our socialization?  Let's acknowledge it and move on.

Agreed, but in a culture racked by PC on the left & the Fundamentalists
on the right it's tough for a beer-drinking, football-loving Michigan
man to stand tall on any issues. The standing joke I have is that if
my neighbors knew my beliefs they'd burn a cross on my lawn, but if I
was a professor at Michigan I'd be crucified. Ya know it don't come
easy....

Tom