ethics and the picture

[Doug Millison]

I'm sure that's one way to put it. I think I get the "hand-wringing" part,
but perhaps John would explain how we're all "sissies", and what that
means.

Knowing that Pynchon objects to being photographed, do we honor the wish of
the artist we admire by refraining from disseminating the picture? I can
understand how stopping to ponder the ethical dimension of an action can be
frustrating to those who'd rather rush ahead, stop all that "hand-wringing"
and take action, but our discussion remains valuable all the same.

I'm confident that we'll have a chance to see the picture, as it's sure to
be reprinted in the U.S. press sooner rather than later, but that does not
render moot the ethical considerations. If that makes me a "sissy" so be
it.

Cordially,
Doug

At 1:40 PM 6/21/97, john wells wrote:
>Geez. What a bunch of hand-wringing sissies.

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