Elayne Rapping Quotes

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. - Elayne Rapping

That was a huge scandal... quite the glamour girl, and [Reynolds] was pigtails and gingham shorts. - Elayne Rapping

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

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. - Elayne Rapping

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. - Elayne Rapping

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

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