SLSL Succession of the Criminally Insane (was Has anyone seen a Pynchon book lately?)
prozak at anus.com
prozak at anus.com
Fri Feb 7 22:44:08 CST 2003
> <<Long hair is defining in different contexts. With a suit, it suggests
> hollywood. With a plain color tshirt and running shoes, it suggests working
> in computers. With a black tshirt with logo, it suggests metaller. Like
> anything, it must be understood structurally or it becomes a surface
> judgment.>>
>
> A surface judgement? You mean "he has long hair," meaning no more than "he
> has long hair"?
No, that's an observation.
A surface judgment = not fitting into place structurally; aesthetic.
For example, that which does not understand what a "pose(u)r" is.
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