Fonda Mailing
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 03:29 PM
Vietnam, Bulimia, innate differences between the sexes. Our talk with Jane Fonda today brought a flood of email responses. Here's a selection:
Would Ms. Fonda please explain the circumstances of her being at an enemy anti-aircraft weapon with our enemy at the time and everyone seems to be smiling. I eagerly await her response.
-PM
Ouch. I am sure she did not intend to do this, but Jane Fonda's claim that she is unaware of any negative health consequences from her bulimia does not help the cause of discouraging people (mostly young women) from doing it. I think it's scary for people to think they can get clean away with it, and when Jane admits to no consequences other than a gorgeous thin body, she makes it seem that binging and purging is a great idea. I still have to wonder if something like tooth damage is a flaw she is unwilling to share. I guess we'll never know. Nevertheless, the grave health effects that Terri Schiavo suffered as a result of bulimia are an issue I wish received more media attention.
Thank you very much for trying. Your program is wonderful.
-J
I am amazed that Jane Fonda has to keep answering questions about Vietnam while the president gets off Scott free. It's absolutely amazing. I am on my way down to the National Guard office to see if they "just happen" to have any flying spots open. The Vietnam war is over. It ended when John Kerry, with his service record, was made to look like a traitor by the media.
-GB
Don't you think that there are some innate biological differences between men and women that can't be addressed by feminism?-DM
I am so sick of all the carping over "Hanoi Jane". Haven't most people made honest mistakes in their lives? At least Fonda was working towards an admirable goal, that of ending an unjust war and returning young American soldiers (and doctors and nurses) back home safe and sound. Those who continue to beat up on her over decades-old foibles she has publicly apologized for should look in the mirror and ask "Well, what GOOD have I done in this world?"
-CP
I'm wondering if there are any plans afoot for box sets or retrospectives of her brilliant acting career, purely focusing on her as an artist leaving the private/public life aside?
-PK
I have always had tremendous respect and admitation for Jane Fonda and her stance on political issues. I commend her for helping to expose the lies being told to the American people by the likes of war criminals such as Kissinger, Nixon and McNamara. I also enjoyed her exercise videotapes, which I still have. I salute Jane Fonda.
-DT
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