[rollei_list] Re: Karl Heitz, RIP (Query: Mechancial Cameras)

  • From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:30:58 -0400

On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 11:12  AM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:

> Ya gotta realize that the majority of USians (as Marc calls them) are
> puritan prudes.  If a picture of the Page 3 girl appeared in their 
> daily
> newspaper, there would be a Congressional investigation!
>

Yep.

One time at Shutterbug I ran a cover shot of a model lying on her back. 
  Her breasts and crotch area were completely covered, but her 
midsection was bare, as were her legs.  We were deluged with letters 
about our "pornographic" cover!  We used to always brace ourselves for 
the letters whenever we ran a semi-nude or nude photo in the magazine.  
The letters always came from the middle of the country, not the east or 
west coasts.  Once a printer's error caused us to run a full frontal 
standing nude and the Titusville post office almost had to shut down 
due to the volume of mail, all from the midwest.  We used to joke that 
maybe we just shouldn't sell subscriptions in those states.  Beyond 
that is Wal-Mart censorship.  If Wal-Mart finds a nude in your magazine 
they will stop selling it.  Since they control so much of the market, 
magazines bow down and lick their feet.

Bob

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