Thanks for the comments on Sayers. I'll try to read Strong Poison (though this one I won't buy anymore! store reading it will be, until I decide whether I can read this author at all). I did follow the gist of what was going on in Busman's Honeymoon (the first 100 pages, at least), but it required too much effort, and I get bored too easily. :-) I *was* shocked that she wasn't translating the French part, not even paraphrasing it, but luckily I read it well enough to understand. Still, she's a brave author to expect so much of her readers.
I read a bit through the link to that Boob Project thing, and I'm not sure which I am more: amused or outraged. I'll tell you one thing: I am a feminist who finds the current standards of decency in the English world too restrictive. It is unfair that men get to go shirtless when the temps reach 100F, while women have to suffer bras and blouses. In general, I sunbathe topless in Europe wherever the laws of the country permit it. So I read that page with a slightly sympathetic and open mind. Still, all in all, it was a sleazy picture that emerged. My philosophy is "you can look (and salivate) but you can't touch." And if that bothers men, tough! :-)
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Date: 2008-04-25 02:20 am (UTC)I read a bit through the link to that Boob Project thing, and I'm not sure which I am more: amused or outraged. I'll tell you one thing: I am a feminist who finds the current standards of decency in the English world too restrictive. It is unfair that men get to go shirtless when the temps reach 100F, while women have to suffer bras and blouses. In general, I sunbathe topless in Europe wherever the laws of the country permit it. So I read that page with a slightly sympathetic and open mind. Still, all in all, it was a sleazy picture that emerged. My philosophy is "you can look (and salivate) but you can't touch." And if that bothers men, tough! :-)