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Wednesday 15 December 2010

Word of the Day

Marilyn MonroeImage by pashasha via Flickr
Absurd; not consistent with common sense, logic or reason, inviting ridicule, incongruous. 'Marilyn Monroe was worshipped as an ikon of beauty and sexuality but placed in the absurd position of having to appear pure by the bosses of her studio.

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2 comments:

author Christa Polkinhorn said...

Oh, la, la, just don't put that pic on Amazon.
You could apply the word "absurd" to some of the recent actions of that company.
Christa

stuartaken.net said...

And to many other organisations. The picture just seemed a perfect illustration for the hypocrisy.