A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

The brittle, self-conscious pose of the mannequin suggests the activities of competitive display rather than spontaneous sensuality. And the smartly turned-out girl walks and behaves like a being who sees herself as a slick object rather than is aware of herself as a person. “Ever see a dream walking?” asks a glamour ad. The Hiroshima bomb was named “Gilda” in honor of Rita Hayworth.
The Mechanical Bride, (1951), p 99
Year: 1951
Chapter: Body
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