Wednesday, December 02, 2009
What's Marilyn doing?
This video clip, based on an old home movie, is making the rounds. It shows Marilyn Monroe in some unglamorous home party, casually smoking an ordinary cigarette.
The clip is being headlined as "Monroe Smoking Pot!"
Why? Has smoking gone so far out of publicly permissible normalcy that it can't even be perceived when it happens? The taboo against tobacco is so strong that we have to imagine she's using (currently non-taboo) marijuana?
It's a mystery.
Aside from that, MM looks just as sexy in this ordinary candid situation as she does in any movie or pose.
What is somewhat interesting: the standard story about MM is that she was not a habitual smoker, and had to be trained to mimic a few puffs for one movie role. This video tends to counter that story: she appears to be an experienced and competent smoker. ¶ 6:01 PM
The clip is being headlined as "Monroe Smoking Pot!"
Why? Has smoking gone so far out of publicly permissible normalcy that it can't even be perceived when it happens? The taboo against tobacco is so strong that we have to imagine she's using (currently non-taboo) marijuana?
It's a mystery.
Aside from that, MM looks just as sexy in this ordinary candid situation as she does in any movie or pose.
What is somewhat interesting: the standard story about MM is that she was not a habitual smoker, and had to be trained to mimic a few puffs for one movie role. This video tends to counter that story: she appears to be an experienced and competent smoker. ¶ 6:01 PM
