8 Quotes by Elayne Rapping

Celebrities are put in a different category and are allowed to break the rules. Celebrities aren't judged by the same standards.

Celebrities are put in a different category and are allowed to break the rules,

I think the fascination with this story says a lot about both men's and women's fantasies. I think a lot of women who have been dumped by men do have this fantasy about doing what Jean Harris did. And for men there's this great fear and the thrill that comes with it that even if you're dating a very classy woman, there's always a chance that you just might get killed.

I was thinking that times have changed. But actually they haven't. Celebrity culture still thrives on this idea of the scorned woman and the evil seductress.

We are drawn to easy labels. ... It's a human characteristic to dichotomize things into black and white because it makes things seem so clear. But if you did the real story about a triangle like this, it wouldn't be as interesting.

It's come full circle. There's more intrigue when people identify themselves as virgins or celibate or whatever. People have gotten bored with the endless display of graphic sex.

It's very safe in the academic community; no one thinks anything of it. But to some extent there's more talk than action.

It's very safe in the academic community: no one thinks anything of it,