NP re. fake pics and other hoaxes

[Otto]

Sorry, but I think you're exaggerating a little bit. First of all is 
Pynchon no victim, and he certainly doesn't feel so; watch his first 
Simpsons-appearance. He's making fun of his "reclusiveness" (or what the 
media are making of it).

If only the hoaxers are the reason for the hoaxes why isn't someone 
like, let's say DeLillo or Frantzen, a "victim" too? Why and especially 
only Pynchon? He made the first step. Remember the Irwin Corey 
appearance at the National Book Award in 1974.

I did only read those three Wanda-letters that were online and it was 
indeed as obvious as that stupid photo that the person who had written 
those letters wasn't him.

Mostly illegal -- well, I'll let Mrs Jacksons lawyers to decide this.
Not ethical -- it definitely wasn't very nice of Mr. Anderson to play 
the Pynchon-card to get his letters read.
Abusing his right to privacy -- well, James Boone (who is now working 
for CNN, did see him several times recently) did that.

According to the interview I seem to have missed the denial. If someone 
could give me the information please.

regards

Otto

jbor at bigpond.com schrieb:

>> > These hoaxes do him and his work a huge disservice,
>> > and it's easy to see where some of his cynicism about people
>> > and his reluctance to engage with the public and the media derive 
>> from.
>>
>> Isn't it just the other way round that his reclusiveness is the 
>> reason for these hoaxes?
>
>
> No, that's blaming the victim. The hoaxers are the reason for the 
> hoaxes. Exploiting Pynchon's name for "fun", or profit, or propaganda. 
> Abusing his right to privacy. Mostly illegal, certainly not ethical. 
> And Pynchon's no easy target either - they're not even particularly 
> convincing hoaxes, which is why it's so amazing when, trolls aside, 
> supposedly intelligent people fall for them.
>
> Three pages in to the Tinasky letters and it was as obvious as the 
> stuck-on teeth on the guy in that photo that it wasn't Pynchon. But 
> the most incredible thing was flicking back again to the Foreword, and 
> trying to figure out how or why Steven Moore had been so easily and 
> thoroughly duped into getting involved in a venture like that, one 
> which was simply cashing in on Pynchon's name.
>
> Ditto the phony Japan Playboy interview. Sus as anything. And 
> withholding the denial that was provided by the Melanie Jackson Agency 
> just in order to try to perpetuate the fantasy was pretty much on a 
> par with the original hoax. Weak as.
>
> best



	

	
		
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