Pynchon's

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Aren't there lots of cases of Hollywood celebs getting arrested after foul-mouthed exchanges with the cops?  The real issue is that polite black people are much more likely to be run in than polite (or possibly impolite)white people.  Gates isn't a good poster child for this problem.

Laura
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>From: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 30, 2009 2:38 PM
>To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Pynchon's "White Negro" view of Watts & Scooby-Doo too
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>a) I'm of the school that were I Mr Gates (or his young son Master Gates)
>I would quietly and with a smile produce the ID and go about my
>business, thankful that somebody is watching over my house which I
>noticed in one of these articles had a BAD DOOR THAT WOULDN'T LOCK
>RIGHT geez holy cow, thanks ossifer and I'm'a get that fixed.  Just
>common sense.
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>that being said, cf the "I'm a cop" song in Vineland (and notice how
>easily everybody sings along because we all want the Authoritay, don't
>we now?)
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>"My God, I am fully in favor of a little leeway or the damnable jig is
>up! " - Hapworth Glass