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...China watchers in Peking say that wall posters there seem to indicate a further liberalization of attitudes toward the West. One poster depicts a cadre of rice growers singing. "You deserve a break today," in an apparent shift from the past party line...
...brief, astonishing display of what that liberty might produce, posters that attacked Mao, praised Teng and alluded favorably to the economic achievements of Taiwan went up at the end of November Peking's "democracy wall." In remarkably open conversations with foreign newsmen, citizens of the capital asked searching questions about nonsocialist political systems, evincing particular interest in that of the U.S. Finally, a wall poster addressed to Jimmy Carter appeared on democracy wall. "We should like to ask you to pay attention to the state of human rights in China," it said. "The Chinese people do not want to repeat...
...quickly. It is like trying to imagine an aircraft carrier turning on a dime. Over the years, of course, the Chinese have been required to perform wrenching changes of allegiance, as friends became enemies and onetime heroes of the revolution underwent their metamorphoses in the character assassins' wall-poster invective that declared dissidents to be "insects," "pests" or "ferocious feudal monsters." The process has bred measures of confusion, sophistication, cynicism and nimbleness in the Chinese...
...moment, some credit is due to Esquire for a cover and cover story which has the potential to stir up the much-bedraggled women's movement. It's not so much the picture of Patti Hensen, hands on hips and bust wrapped in tight purple satin ("The next poster queen"), that might startle serious readers of the traditionally male-oriented magazine. Rather it is the stupidly stated fact this is "The year of the Lusty Woman--It's all right to be a sex object again...
Unfortunately, Esquire's decision to exploit the year of the lusty woman ventures further than the cover. For anyone who wants to look deeper, this past week features three centerfold babes who are billed as the strongest competitors in Esquire's search to find the "Next Poster Queen." "Who will she be?" Who cares? "You, America, be the judge...