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hunter

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14. I think we are silly apes taught by society...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:59 AM

9 hrs ago

... to consider certain people "sexy" and certain people not.

Movies and television have been an especially destructive force in our society in this regard, disproportionately harmful to girls and women.

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Those beliefs were vile, indeed. BlueMTexpat 11 hrs ago #7

She was a classic pin-up type of woman. valleyrogue 11 hrs ago #8

There is a lot of truth BlueMTexpat 11 hrs ago #9

I don't deny that at all, and I won't. She just wasn't a good person. n/t valleyrogue 11 hrs ago #11

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You beat me to the post Omaha Steve 11 hrs ago #5

It was in line with her being a misanthropist. valleyrogue 11 hrs ago #10

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She also had puffy lips and big hair long before the trend FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #12

I think we are silly apes taught by society... hunter 9 hrs ago #14

Her career really took off when she started doing explicitly sexual films. littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #19

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I'm of the opinion that... littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #18

Yes, I agree Beringia 3 hrs ago #24

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This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #17

Um, she was a despicable person BaronChocula 4 hrs ago #21

Another good one gone orangecrush 4 hrs ago #22

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