Jack saw this on his trip to Gettysburg PA and writes, "We saw a brochure for various attractions that touted "authentic" reproductions of our First Ladies' inaugural gowns. This made me think deeply about the concept of "authenticity." Is it like truthiness? My brain hurts."
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My favorite is the reference to Stephen Colbert.
Similarly, just in time for Christmas you can buy Real Diamelles on the Home Shopping Network.
This is amazing. Are there standards that high for reproductions? Dictionary.com definition says: not false or copied; genuine. But if it's a repro. that means it's copied; on the other hand it could be a 'genuine' reproduciont so.... i'm just confused. But tell me, based on this definition, what would an 'inauthentic' reproduction be?
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