Prescriptivism and the cinema

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Thu Jul 15 20:19:18 UTC 2010


At 7/15/2010 03:51 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>The Jesuit teaching the course
>suggested that, as a mnemonic, we keep in mind the song title, "*Put
>The Blame On* Mame."

Considering the content and aura of the movie as well as the song,
and especially as danced by Hayworth (gyrations, slit skirt, and
gloves and shoes shedded), a remarkably tolerant Jesuit.

Joel

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