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May 12, 2005
Oh, I'm so proud
An alumna of one of the schools I taught at is June's Playboy centerfold
(No, the link doesn't take you to Playboy)
(And yes, it is a Catholic school)
(And strange, to me, I don't remember this girl. She's my son's age, but, from the article would have only been there her freshman and sophomore years, and I didn't teach any of those kids then. So I guess that's why.)
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Well - at least her mom is supportive...
Posted by: Richard at May 12, 2005 8:05:26 AM
Getting naked to further one's career, now that is a smart move. She will get to appear in retrospective Playboy issues, at least until her looks fade. For a brief time she will be a hot item for the opening of sport's stores, bars, etc. She may even attempt a movie career which, in all probablitiy will consist of roles such as second naked girl in shower. She will have the added benefit of every man she ever works with looking at her as simply a Playboy centerfold rather than for any internal abilities and qualities she possesses. What a deal!
Posted by: Donald R. McClarey at May 12, 2005 8:38:40 AM
"It was something I never considered before," said Monaco. "I'm actually pretty conservative."
Really?
And here I thought conservative described the desire to turn the clock back to the Middle Ages. I musta missed those back issues of Edward II's Comely Wenches.
Posted by: Bob L. at May 12, 2005 8:54:13 AM
When I was in college a Playboy photographer came on campus for the annual " Girls on Campus" or whatever it was called. Being of good shape some people thought I should apply. But what stopped me was not so much outraged morals but the specter of THE PERMANENT RECORD. Yep I was convinced, still am that if you pose nude, go into an adult bookstore, or rent porn some sweet little old lady snaps a picture and takes notes. Into the record it goes. At some future date this is pulled out and exposed for the world to see. Most likely from the Pulpit or at a meeting of Moral Mothers Little Tykes Playgroup.
Yep the idea that what might seem like a lark now could become a major embarrasement(Sp) in the future used to give one pause.
Posted by: PJL at May 12, 2005 9:07:24 AM
One of my seventh grade teachers experienced the misfortune of having her Playboy pictures, for which she had posed years earlier, pasted on the blackboard before class one morning. She left school in tears. But then again shame was still a social norm in the early '80s.
Posted by: Rich Leonardi at May 12, 2005 9:07:41 AM
"And strange, to me, I don't remember this girl. She's my son's age ..."
Amy, I wonder if your son remembers her. :)
Posted by: Jay Anderson at May 12, 2005 9:16:40 AM
This young woman is indeed beautiful. I pray that she's not ruining her life by starting down a path it's very hard to turn around on. What a shame that there's no shame anymore. Mom said "Go for it," probably afraid that she'd go for it whatever she said.
Amy, you might not remember her...but I'll bet your son does!:)
And will she be Santa Fe Catholic alumna of the year?
Posted by: John Heavrin at May 12, 2005 9:17:27 AM
Jinx, Jay.
Posted by: John Heavrin at May 12, 2005 9:18:12 AM
Amy, Given that a lot of your readship are male I should avoid posts like that in the future. I think a lot of normal men (if they were honest) would describe it as a near occasion of sin, not so much the story but the hyperlink. I say this in all charity. We don't turn up at your website to be a mouse click away from a titilating story about a scantily clad college student.
Posted by: George at May 12, 2005 9:21:53 AM
We're not that fragile, George.
Posted by: John Heavrin at May 12, 2005 9:24:18 AM
And to think she used to play Disney's Snow White and Cinderella...two of the patron saints of American childhood. Now our little girl is... well, we can't say all grown up, perhaps, but maybe all filled out? Sculpted 'round? Airbrushed down?
Re: the permanent record. Thanks to the internet, we have much more efficient record-keepers and picture-distributors than in the days of the little old lady with the notebook and camera.
Didn't notice any reaction from Dad. Mayhap he's not around to voice an opinion? Not that that would have anything to do with a girl's decision to seek attention this way...
Posted by: Lickona at May 12, 2005 9:42:50 AM
The Lakeland Ledger, occasion of sin.
that's a first. Or maybe not.
And actually, since she apparently didn't graduate from there, she's not an alumna. Sorry!
I should also mention that one of my former students from this school is a Jacksonville Jaguar cheerleader.
Catholic Education Rocks!
Posted by: amy at May 12, 2005 9:50:18 AM
Rich,
And so, apparently, was cruelty.
Posted by: Mike Petrik at May 12, 2005 9:54:36 AM
So people think advertising a hot former Catholic school girl is a possible temptation???
Well, maybe if I was into blondes....
Posted by: Nguoi Dang Chay at May 12, 2005 9:55:35 AM
Jenny McCarthy attended Mother McCauley on Chicago's southwest side.
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000189/
Posted by: Ed at May 12, 2005 9:56:43 AM
Amy,
You're too hard on yourself. Most dictionaries include former students within the definition of alumni. And all school development offices do!
Posted by: Mike Petrik at May 12, 2005 9:57:08 AM
Sadly, McCauley is one of those "in the Catholic tradition" type "Catholic' Schools. Its boys school counterpart, Brother Rice, seems to have done a better job at maintaining a serious Catholicity.
Posted by: Mike Petrik at May 12, 2005 10:00:49 AM
And so, apparently, was cruelty.
That hasn't changed.
Posted by: Rich Leonardi at May 12, 2005 10:03:38 AM
As we speak (write?), Playboy is scouring our campus for their upcoming "Girls of the Pac-10" issue. For reasons that I'm not going to speculate on, but make me relieved nonetheless, they're having trouble finding girls from Stanford to participate. The thought that any of the girls that I teach could end up in there creeps me out to no end. Plus, you just know that copies of any resulting photographs will get posted all over campus.
Posted by: Bill H at May 12, 2005 10:08:48 AM
Good for you, Mr. Heavrin! It is good to see there are some men who are stronger than those weak-willed wimps struggling with the habit of being impure with themselves.
I myself am so weak that I had to turn to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal to help me click on "comments" rather than the link. I may not know where, specifically, in cyberspace it might lead, but I have a very strong suspicion where it might wind up leading me.
Perhaps since you have whipped concupiscence in your own life, you could offer up a prayer for we, your lesser brothers, that we might be given the assistance you obviously do not need?
Posted by: Boniface McInnes at May 12, 2005 2:15:10 PM
Just a tip for the weak:
A post with the word "Playboy" in it should probably be skipped, regardless of where the link leads.
Posted by: Jason at May 12, 2005 2:34:01 PM
I will certainly pray for you, Boniface. And I'm certainly not without need of "assistance." I will humbly admit that I'm able to look at a picture of a woman such as the link provides (unless there's a much more salacious link I'm missing out on!) without fearing that I'll fall into impurity, even of thought, let alone deed.
Are you being sarcastic? I confess I can't tell from your post. If you're struggling with a real problem, then I do sympathize.
Trust me, the picture on the link is...well, 'innocent' isn't the word, but it ain't lewd either.
That picture gives glory to God, such is her beauty. The porn, certainly not.
Posted by: John Heavrin at May 12, 2005 3:29:56 PM
Well...she does look a bit trashy, even in the linked pic...so maybe "glory to God" is misplaced (though all beauty does)...still, pretty harmless.
Yes, I know the internet is a minefield in this regard.
Posted by: John Heavrin at May 12, 2005 3:32:16 PM
"Getting naked to further one's career, now that is a smart move."
Yeah, just think of how far Pamela Anderson would have gotten if she hadn't taken it all off.
"Monaco said all her friends and family have been supportive of her status as the latest Playboy bunny."
I doubt that her friends and family are that ignorant. She's a Playmate - the Playboy bunny became extinct when the clubs closed years ago.
Posted by: jay at May 12, 2005 3:38:48 PM
Amy:
Money quote:
"So when Playboy came calling, she said, "I was pretty nervous. I asked my mom what I should do, and she said `go for it -you'll be fine.' ""
Posted by: Ian at May 12, 2005 4:06:36 PM
