keltoi Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 from letters of note... Writer Lafcadio Hearn was somewhat of a sensation in the early 1870s. Working for the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Hearn's graphic reports from crime scenes left very little to the imagination; his often surprising behaviour — "sticking his fingers into a dead man's brain (...) even drinking blood from abattoirs" — further strengthening his reputation as an eccentric, exciting journalist. Judging by the following shockingly vitriolic letter he wrote to Ellen Freeman — a wealthy older housewife who had unsuccessfully pursued him romantically for some time but with whom he politely corresponded for approximately a year — he also didn't hold back when critiquing photographs of his female admirers. Unsurprisingly, Hearn and Freeman's friendship didn't last much longer. I do not like the picture at all,—in fact I cannot find words to express how much I dislike it. —You were never physically attractive to me; you are neither graceful nor beautiful, and you evidently know nothing of the laws or properties of beauty. Otherwise you could not have sent me such a picture, as it could only disgust me. Whatever liking I have had for you, it has never been of such a character that I could be otherwise than disgusted by such a picture as that. It is unutterably coarse and gross and beefy. It is simply unendurable. Not that I object to low dresses — or even to an utter absence of dress, when the unveiling reveals attractions which the eye of the artist loves as something shapely and beautiful. I have an instinctive and cultivated knowledge of what physical beauty is, and anything in direct violation of my taste and knowledge—like your picture,—simply sickens me. I have studied every limb and line in the bodies of fifty young women, and more; and know what form is and beauty is. You must not think me a fool. You are a fine woman in regard to health and strength; you are not a handsome or even a tolerably good looking woman physically, and your picture is simply horrible, horrible, horrible. This is plain speaking; but I think it is necessary for you. You cannot make yourself physically attractive to me. Don’t try. I am an artist, a connoisseur, a student of beauty, and it is very hard to please me. Don’t disgust me, please— Yours truly, L. Hearn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 A bit long to put in a text message, unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rambo Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 oh my lol he was quite rude wasn't he? very much like my message to squees most recent gf who was nowhere near as attractive as his previous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 send it to weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rambo Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I do not like the picture at all,—in fact I cannot find words to express how much I dislike it. He had a fucking good go though didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 indeedy. i liked... I have an instinctive and cultivated knowledge of what physical beauty is, and anything in direct violation of my taste and knowledge—like your picture,—simply sickens me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sala Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 This is fucking brilliant. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLA FUR BIS FLE Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 It reads like a lion post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 —You were never physically attractive to me; you are neither graceful nor beautiful, and you evidently know nothing of the laws or properties of beauty. I have been tempted to say this on many occasions, and have come pretty close to actually blurting it out. Good on this man for not succumbing to the 'harmless lie' of politeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 wonder if he pumped her anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstark Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Keeping bitches in line since 1879 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy_politics Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 coarse and gross and beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 beefy edit: lol, jinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidphakist Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 "I have studied every limb and line in the bodies of fifty young women, and more" Play ON, Playah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 how he looked like class player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidphakist Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Who wants a mustache ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Ugly wealthy housewives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 man, I love that letters of note website, glad you reminded me of it again lots of interesting stuff, like these fuck you letters between Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman and this one where someone asked an autograph of Rick Mayall and got a handwritten reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I do not like the picture at all,—in fact I cannot find words to express how much I dislike it. —You were never physically attractive to me; you are neither graceful nor beautiful, and you evidently know nothing of the laws or properties of beauty. Otherwise you could not have sent me such a picture, as it could only disgust me. Whatever liking I have had for you, it has never been of such a character that I could be otherwise than disgusted by such a picture as that. It is unutterably coarse and gross and beefy. It is simply unendurable. Not that I object to low dresses — or even to an utter absence of dress, when the unveiling reveals attractions which the eye of the artist loves as something shapely and beautiful. I have an instinctive and cultivated knowledge of what physical beauty is, and anything in direct violation of my taste and knowledge—like your picture,—simply sickens me. I have studied every limb and line in the bodies of fifty young women, and more; and know what form is and beauty is. You must not think me a fool. You are a fine woman in regard to health and strength; you are not a handsome or even a tolerably good looking woman physically, and your picture is simply horrible, horrible, horrible. This is plain speaking; but I think it is necessary for you. You cannot make yourself physically attractive to me. Don’t try. I am an artist, a connoisseur, a student of beauty, and it is very hard to please me. Don’t disgust me, please— Yours truly, L. Hearn. that just makes me wanna see the pic she sent him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marf Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 loved this. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlucharski Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I ve fapped a trillion times to millions of camwhores on the net, I ve developed an aesthetical, statistical database in my head, consisting of lips, titts, pussies and assholes, so I am familiar with the concept of beauty as well as with the process of love. your profile is just horrible horrible horrible, you are violating my database records, and my data mining algorithm doesnt work anymore. you are good to put a dick into when im depressed and lonely lonely lonely. You must not think me a fool, you could work at burgerking with your beefy whatever. I think it is necessary for you to know that. You cannot make yourself physically attractive to me, my artist wont get hard. Yours truly xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 you are not xxx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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