Re: ARGH! Parody! Re: [OT] Parity!
Justin wrote:
Antonio E Gonzalez wrote on [Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:52:05 -0800]:
Main Entry: 1par·i·ty
Pronunciation: 'par-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Latin paritas, from par equal
1 : the quality or state of being equal or equivalent
2 a : equivalence of a commodity price expressed in one currency to its
price expressed in another b : equality of purchasing power established
by law between different kinds of money at a given ratio
Main Entry: 1par·o·dy
Pronunciation: 'par-&-dE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -dies
Etymology: Latin parodia, from Greek parOidia, from para- + aidein to
sing -- more at ODE
1 : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work
is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
2 : a feeble or ridiculous imitation
....your point?
I believe that he did indeed mean "parity", as in, now there are "Gone
Wild" videos focusing on men as well as on women - thus, parity between
the sexes in that arena. I don't think it's yet been demonstrated that
the "Guys" videos are intended as parody... for that matter, from
Antonio's post I got the impression that the significance of this
particular link is that it was *not* parody.
--
The Wanderer
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side of it.
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