OT: Babes in Oz (was: Hogwarts: "We don't drown in sex appeal")

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--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> 
wrote:
> At 12:17 AM 1/6/01 +0000, Charmian wrote:
> >You read OZ for the babe factor? ^_~
> >Yes, but OZ is much more extensively illustrated than Harry Potter.
> >Who was Polychrome? Was Jellia Jamb the womens' revolt leader?
> 
> If you don't know who Polychrome is, you may not have read far
> enough into the series where the "Babe factor" becomes important.
> Polychrome is the "Rainbow's daughter" and spends much of her time
> dancing around in clothing "of the scanty and clinging description".
> Jellia Jamb is the mischievous, Moliere-esque maid in the Emerald 
City
> palace.  You're thinking of Jinjur who was leader of the Army of 
Revolt
> (later in the series it's reported that she regularly beats up her 
husband,
> so she's too kinky for my liking).  There are also more "babes" in 
the
> later books, including the Adepts at Sorcery (three fantasies for 
the
> price of one), Planetty the extraterrestrial princess, and an
> "all-grown-up"-looking Ozma.
> 

And THIS they accused of "stagnating" in innocence!?!