Mae West: Undetectable?

MAE WEST worked hard at being quotable and memorable. Occasionally, however, an individual might attribute a sentence to Mae that seems baffling or is untraceable.
• • For instance, recently Prof. Gina Barreca began an essay like this: When Mae West said “What a tragedy for a man, what an opportunity for a woman,” she summed up one of the ways in which women’s comedy differs from men’s — — in some cases, women can see possibilities for comedy and humor where men can only see failure. . . .
• • Hmmm. No source was given to clarify when Mae West may have said (or written) this statement. We cannot place the quote — — but if you can, come up and tell us.
• • Gina Barreca is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut. She's published several books including "They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted" and "Babes in Boyland."
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• • Column: "Questions Concerning Women and Comedy"
• • Byline: Gina Barreca | A "Brainstorm" blogger
• • Published in: The Chronicle of Higher Education — — http://chronicle.com
• • Published on: 28 June 2009
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• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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