Letters to the Editor
Mark Stevens
Published Letters: 26
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Al Gore
[Read the article: The time to act is now]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Al Gore may have an outward concern for the environment, but unfortunately he blew it when he had FOUR children with his wife, Tipper. Most of the earth's environmental problems can be traced to overpopulation, and Mr. Gore demonstrated his lack of understanding of this basic fact with his oversized, selfishly resource-intensive breeding.
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another example of discrimination
[Read the article: Sushi, maki or me?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As a male who would be willing to have suchi eaten off of my semi-nude body (for a reasonable fee), I protest against Kizoku restaurant for limiting their human platters to females.
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oh please
[Read the article: Are designer duds necessary?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You know, I'd love to wear a Burberry skirt to the VP's, or anywhere for that matter, but I bet I would get a lot more flak than Ms. Dowd.
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jeez
[Read the article: The carpet guy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Anne, there is no God, no universal love, no rules, rights, or wrongs; we can choose to deal with people as we wish.
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enough
[Read the article: The stay-at-home mystique]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Workplaces and society in general should not give support or breaks to parents, because children (and humans in general) are a blight on this earth. Public policy should promote the decline of our species' population.
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I'm a man
[Read the article: Men prefer a Mrs. to money?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]and I wouldn't sacrifice any part of my ambition for a woman, and I would have disdain for any woman who would do so for a man. A relationship is an intersection of common interests; the rest of the pie of one's life can be happily spent alone.
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Why don't you call the foloow- up article "Welcome, Black Boy"?
[Read the article: So long, white boy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ok, Salon?
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don't agree
[Read the article: Senate passes Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have a transsexual boyfriend (female to male, fully transitioned), but I feel that there should be no special prosecution of crimes according to their motives: the only thing that matters is the resulting injuries, for which offenders should be held responsible.
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this is bad news?
[Read the article: Yet another horrible housing data point]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I would hope that housing, and the economy, crash like we've never before seen. "Growth" means development, and the loss of habitat for the remaining non-human species in this country.
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Nothing wrong with the male body, either
[Read the article: Southwest: Cover up! Playboy: Take it off!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And I'm going to start wearing miniskirts on airplanes myself. With a nice plunging-neckline top, as well.
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re:
[Read the article: Southwest: Cover up! Playboy: Take it off!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Nope, I'm not Scottish... anyway, why limit myself? I want something flirty, maybe with sparkles!
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Peter Erskine
[Read the article: Rock vs. jazz]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...the great jazz drummer, once said that it was much harder to write a great pop tune (he was speaking at the time about Michael Jackson) than to solo all night in a jazz context. I think the message he was getting at might be: don't discount what you or the masses love... loving anything in this world is a gift, and I will bet you that the kid who adores her Miley Cyrus music is having a more profound listening experience than somebody who listens to music that doesn't move her emotionally, but who likes the "idea" of it. There is so much music in the world, and there is absolutely no need or reason to slog through stuff you dislike.
One expression I hate, often applied to music and other arts: the "guilty pleasure". As if there should be any guilt or shame in liking something!
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Female Health Company
[Read the article: Planned Parenthood's condoms for women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...makes real condoms for women, i.e. condoms designed for women to wear; they're called "Reality". I'm a man, and am happy to wear (and bring my own) condoms, but only 1/2 the time; the other 1/2, I expect my female partner to don the latex.
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for the record
[Read the article: Planned Parenthood's condoms for women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have a vasectomy; I've done my part for birth control, and I'm single and child-free. As far as cost of female condoms -- yes, they're more expensive, but I never mentioned cost as an issue -- I'm happy to pay 1/2 if my partner desires. I'm even willing to pay 1/2 for dinners out!
The bottom line for me is, if a woman wants to experience the sensual beauty of my precious flower, she must share responsibility for protection.
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no diff
[Read the article: Act like a man (who knows what that means)!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't acknowledge any differences, aside from minor physical ones, between men and women. There is no more, or less, to be expected from men than from women in any capacity other than childbirth.
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actually, 99.9% of both women and men are disordered eaters
[Read the article: Study: Most women "disordered eaters"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]because if you're not eating 100% raw, primarily vegan foods, you're out of whack.
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I don't think
[Read the article: The mother-daughter wars]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]that famous men are given any more slack than women when it comes to having lovers (Bill Clinton, Woody Allen), and the archetype of the absent father is certainly loathed in our culture. Also, Rebecca Walker is an adult, and her mother owes her not love, money, support, or understanding. I hope she soon ceases to care about the actions of her mother.
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How about,
[Read the article: Bacon mania]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]8. Bacon is pure cruelty. Go to a hog farm, gourmands; I'll bet even you will cry your eyes out.
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yeah, really...
[Read the article: "You don't feel like it, but you do it for him"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Bad, bad headline. My girlfriend has a much higher sex drive than I do, and I often participate only because it makes her happy and keeps our relationship solid. I do not feel raped, and I imagine that women who are in similar situations also do not feel so, although like me they may have preferred to read.
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maybe the waiting was the problem
[Read the article: Looking for the perfect stranger ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If you were of the type to wait until your ship comes in (i.e., not initiate conversations/ask out men/make the calls back), then of course the odds were against you. I don't know whether it is out of egoism or fear, but the passivity of many who complain of not having partners is often the cause of their single-ness.
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but what about the tuna?
[Read the article: Bring back community baths]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I guess I'm either not a liberal at all, or else ultra-so... probably the former. I can't see why GK will eat a poor fish while judging our society on the way it treats the powerless...and I don't have compassion for the weak humans among us, unless they are right in front of me. Then, it's impossible not to care. But the fish he's enjoying is no less (nor more) deserving of a break than the poor multitudes, although perhaps it would be wiser to care more for the fish, as the oceans are being depleted, while we humans just breed and breed.
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Um, unless you went to the Olympics and won a medal, Jennifer...
[Read the article: The beast]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... you certainly weren't "elite", and you couldn't possibly understand what it takes to _really_ achieve in the sport.