Letters to the Editor
Melissa R. Larigan
Published Letters: 7 Editor's Choice: 3
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Mr. Ross needs to chill!
[Read the article: Scary screeds about Maureen Dowd, written by threatened men]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Honestly, I'm a 23 year old college student who would find Mr. Ross's attitude towards Ms. Dowds intolerable. Not only what he said was insulting too all single women (not all of us are looking for older men to get it on with, or even younger men for that matter), but to older women in general. His claim that "women have expiration dates" is an insult if there ever was one.
Grow up and grow some balls, and on the side, some brains Mr. Ross. That attitude is deviant and sexist and your lack of liberal compassion is astounding beyond comprehesion.
Just to let you know I'm not defending Ms. Dowd, quite the contray, I'm just taking down the bully because he deserves it. I know not one other female that would share his attitude in the slightest degree.
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You know what would be smart Jessica...
[Read the article: Religious conservatives: All women should be pregnant! Oh, except you]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hey Jessica,
I think the smartest thing to do at this point is to stop responding to all the people that are handing your ass over this arguement. Your opinion is not only hateful but pathetic as well. How sheltered are you to think that gays and lesbians are "evil" or who can be considered a good parent(s)? You have absolutely no right to go around and tell so and so what they can or cannot be, or legislate who they are as a person. Especially if you don't know them.
What the doctor did, like the "moral" druggest who go around denying women birth control, is downright, "ethicly" and "morally" wrong whether you like to hear that or not it is the truth. Perhaps he/she should find another line of work--like the clergy!
Honesty, dont you have better things to do with your time than hate, hate, hate? Have you no heart or are you too busy listening to Rush Limbaugh to give a darn.
Grow up, learn about the world around you and appreciate the diversity that is herein. You might learn to appreciate it for once than looking down on anyone that isn't considered "moral" in your eyes.
I can clearly tell you right now you've lost the arguement. Maybe it's time to be more understanding and learn, and understand the world around you instead of spreading more hate, ignorence. People might actually like you a heck of a lot more. Get outside and explore the world for once, read something other than the Bible, gain more points of view of life and other cultures. The world is more diverse than you could ever imagine or think! Then revel in it-live and let live!
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I'm seeing this movie!
[Read the article: "Brokeback Mountain"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yeah you heard right-I'm seeing this movie and I'm going to love every minute of it! Maybe Ms. Zacharek should ask herself what she "felt" about the picture instead of analysising every bloody detail and minute flaw for once and learn to sit back and enjoy.
Anyhow did you actually do your research before seeing this flick Ms. Zacharek or forgot to do your research, like you did for RENT (which I also saw and loved and am now seeing the stage show in May!) Did you even bother reading Annie Periox story as well or just walk in ignorent of what the story is really about?
I've been looking forward to seeing "Broakback Mountain" since I heard Ang Lee would be directing since his forte tends to be culture and relationships in the majority of his work. Look at "The Ice Storm," with it's bedhopping husbands and wives with estranged and angsty kids in 1970's USA, or "Sense and Senseability" and it's social mores and marriage in early 19th Century England. If you ask me Ang Lee is brave to take on such as movie and "Broakback Mountain" and actually try something that most film makers wouldn't even try to do with gay charactes-humanize them.
In essence the story between Jack and Enis isn't about how much sex they having (not that that's the point), or how much we see of it. Lee isn't going to forwards his opinion on Gay Marriage or any political issue that are happening in the NOW! Its about a time, a place, two men and the culture that they live in and how hostile it is for there "relationship" whatever that may or however you may interpet it!
Now does that mean the film-and to a certain extent the short story-raise questions about America and it's hostel culture towards certain relationships. Of course, how could it not. But honestly, on the other hand who the heck would want to live a lie anyway, unless there are certain circumstances that require such a horrid thing to happen to someone, anyone.
Well I have said my opinion-and I'm going to the movie!
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Awesome!
[Read the article: This is your penis; this is a condom on your penis]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is awesome, and congradulations for the teacher going against the grain to tell the truth to those that are young. Let's hope there are those that wish to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth; to educate our young about information that'll be extreamely important to them later on in life. We will all, as a society and a culture, benefit from it!
(I apologize for my horrible spelling, I'll hopefully be forgiven for it).
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Funny!
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Great article!
I can remember how back in my "X-Files" days us ladies would be swooning about Fox Mulder and how long it would take us to get him into bed. All us ladies would be complaining about how blind to the hottness that is Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and how she wasn't seeing what we were.
But like the other male characters, Mulder has his nasty problems too, so it figures.... does every male dramatic character have to be a tourtured soul? I mean, honestly...really?
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Correction
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What I meaned to say was how Scully could be so blind to the hottness that is Fox Mulder.
Sorry about that.