"icon"

Wilson Gray hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Sun May 5 05:42:45 UTC 2013


On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Honestly, I don't think "martyr" or "idol" has anything to do with it.


*Especially* not in the case cited. Victim? Yes. "Icon"?! No!

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