Response to "Real people"...

not only is the "hand" image an excellent photograph, absolutely brimming with information about the individual to whom it is attatched, it also provides a telling example of my position concerning the relative value of "real people" as opposed to all people who might be considered "unreal": for instance, consider placing side by side with the image above a shot of well, let's say *madonna's* hand; smooth, unblemished, nails sharp and gleaming. doesn't that marked difference in appearance tell us just as much about her as the former image? isn't she, in short, just as "real" as our doughty danish farmer? of course she is. you can come to whatever conclusion you like concerning the relative worth or nobility of the two subjects, but the fact is that the showgirl is just as real as the yeoman, and neither of their stories are fantasies; they're just different.

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