From: contralto@cruznet2.cruznet.net
Subject: Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
Christine,
	I'm not certain of the best way to go about this.  For my part, I 
am currently working on a folk song which will hopefully illuminate the 
problem with this character.  It will be my plan to do a performance of 
it in a master voice class, and explain what I'm getting at.  My hope 
would be that this will increase the awareness at least here in Glendora, 
of the problems with this character.  It is still in the extremely early 
stages of development, and only has a chorus so far (which is itself 
subject to minor grammatical changes).  When it is finished, however, I 
will post it to this list along with a MIDI file of the tune to which I 
wrote it.
Theresa.
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Christine M. Faltz wrote:
> 
> 
> I would like some fellow Federationist feedback on some concerns I am
> having with respect to the Mr. Magoo situation.  It has been my
> observation, and is historically so (as I have been remined by numerous
> friends and family members) that publicity and controversy of thisnature
> (threatened boycotts, etc) lead to a greater interest than might have
> otherwise exiwsted in the offending movie, song, commercial, book, etc.  I
> firmly believe we should oppose this movie, but I am uncertain as to the
> method we should employ to do so.  What do others think?
> My current musings center around the idea of picketing with posters that
> make analogous statements/proposals for mock movies that would potentially
> offend other groups.  There are obvious problems with this method, the
> main one being that we shouldn't have to potentially offend in order to
> demonstrate to others why this movie is insu.ting to the blind.
> Christine
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