"war porn"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Moreover, "war porn" refers to mediated depictions of real or
fictional war.  "Food porn" refers to actual, edible food.

JL

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Food porn" isn't exactly a "guilty pleasure."  It's food that's
> enjoyable but bad for you.
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> Otherwise, the would-be intellectual who wrote the IMDb review seems
> to imply, in context, that _The Longest Day_ was made for morons in
> accordance with the presumed capitalist imperative to glorify war
> unstintingly for the masses.
>
> That makes it easier to start more wars, boosting fat-cat profits (for
> cigars and top hats) while diverting and eliminating the disgruntled,
> trouble-making poor on both sides. Heh heh.
>
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> JL
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> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> ChartPorn.com
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>> Check out its Facebook page.
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>> If you DARE!
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