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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (47524)	7/28/1999 9:09:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 108807

If I am getting praise from Terrence and criticism from you I am probably on thin ice, but I risk one last comment (giving you the option of the last word, if you choose to exercise it). They saw this guy grow up. They remember what he looked like when he was Jenny's age. Some do. I suspect that a lot of those who are reacting so strongly have very little memory of the Kennedy years. One of the reasons I thought the reaction so bizarre was that I was only vaguely aware that he existed: I had some notion that there was one in the family who wasn't creating any sort of nasty controversy, but that's as far as it went. I guess I'm reading the right magazines. Human beings are normally more upset about the death of one they have long felt an affectionate warmth toward... This is precisely my point, and precisely why I feel that this reaction says something about our culture. Who do we choose to learn more about? Who do we want to read about in our magazines? Toward whom do we develop feelings of affectionate warmth? Do we look to people who are interesting and accomplished, or toward those who are handsome, rich, and members of famous families? I think these things show a visceral yearning for inherited aristocracy, for royalty, for the idea that some people are inherently better than others, more deserving of attention and recognition. I don't like this notion, and I think the best antidote is conscious rejection.