Letters to the Editor
LeCastor
Published Letters: 1916 Editor's Choice: 86
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Beth:
[Read the article: I think my baby is my ex's -- and my husband doesn't know]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As others have expressed, your little arrangement with your baby's "fathers" sounds a little dubious, but even assuming that it's all true, did you think about your child?
I know someone who grew up in a commune and didn't know who his father was -- and it fucks kids up. His multiple parents and the whole commune have since admitted that it didn't work very well and disbanded -- but they affected not only their own lives. They created children who now have to live with these feelings.
My friend doesn't think it's good. Perhaps it's not universal, but what are you going to tell your child about his or her fathers?
PS if you had no problem with the pill, why didn't you have an abortion?
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But Man
[Read the article: The power of the purse]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Having a college degree doesn't necessarily guarantee more money, especially if the wage gap continues.
One of the problems is that women get college degrees in skills that aren't particularly marketable more often than men. That's why increasing women in science is so difficult, and so important. You can make a lot of money wtih a CS degree, but not so much with sociology. Whose fault that is is debatable. It could be women's fault.
Next, consider a woman working in publishing with a college degree. Where I live, she makes less money than a unionized non-college-edcuated construction worker.
As women enter professions, the salaries for those professions go down.
In all, just because women will hold even 65% of all college degrees does not mean they will be earning as much as men.
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Only 60% of high school "girls" worry about sex, pregnancy and relationships?
[Read the article: Never too good nor too thin]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sorry, what are the other 40% doing?
We have this stupid notion that high school girls are these innocent little angels that have been corrupted by Britney Spears and the Bratz dolls, but people, wake up! they're full of raging hormones, some of them are 17, 18 years old, at which point, it's sex time! Again, what are the 40% worrying about, band?
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No, this administration should apologize
[Read the article: Shame]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Apologize to the Iraqis for the endless list of horrible things they've done to them.
Apologize to all the american military and civilian personnel sent to Iraq.
Apologize to all the families of americans who have died there.
Apologize to the american taxpayers for taking so much of our money, for destroying our diplomatic ties, and for screwing up our economy, causing the real unemployment of thousands of people.
Apologize to all the people who would have benefitted from the government programs that have been cut in order to pay for this war.
Apologize to everyone under 40 years old, who will be paying off this national debt long after they are gone.
Apologize to our allies in the middle east especially for making everything there worse, for giving Iran and Al Qaida more power.
It's their fault, not our whole country's.
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Brightstar
[Read the article: No punishment too severe?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]1) Women offenders get equally or more sentence than men:
http://letters.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/20/florida_juveniles/permalink/7aa3ea417d6b3e0068243828036fe8f7.html
2) I agree with you that sex offenders, who are mostly male, are very poorly in this country.
3) The people who push the hardest for treating sex offenders as sub-human are social conservatives, family-values loving, angry-god worshipping, totally repressed puritan, bible-thumping helen lovejoys, not feminists.
4) It is not in your best interests to equate sex offenders with men in general. Just because men have sexual desires does not mean that sex offenders are less guilty of their crimes.
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Life in prison, no parole.
[Read the article: No punishment too severe?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]for sex offenders, eh? But not murderers? Fascinating. Even the public urinators? Even the 18 year old woman who has sex with her boyfriend, who is 2 months younger and is 17 years old?
Think before you type, people.
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I'm with Anonymous
[Read the article: Sperm control]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Men shouldn't be forced into having children they don't want, no matter what. The same goes for women. Be pro-choice and pro-male contraceptives.
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Shadow
[Read the article: Sperm control]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thanks :)
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Well, people, let's treat sex offenders just like murders, at least, not worse.
[Read the article: No punishment too severe?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Let's assume we're going to have the registry and everything. Can we have a registry of murderers available on the internet, with GoogleMaps hooked up, for the public to search? Because i sure as shit would rather live next to a child molester than a murderer, wouldn't you? Also, can we have a robber/burglar registry? A drug dealer registry? I don't want to live next to any of these people.
Life without parole? Well, i guess we won't need the registry anymore, then, but can we have life without parole for murderers as well? all degrees. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, whatever degree of murderer. Maybe even manslaughter. Because like someone so aptly pointed out, if someone accuses you of molesting a child, how are you going to prove that you didn't? But if someone accuses you of 2nd degree murder, there might be a little more proof. So just to be safe, make sure that all degrees of murder are getting life without parole.
Next, can we please define who's going into the registry of sex offenders? I really don't think that exhibitionism is nearly as bad a crime as rape or child molestation. Adultery is still illegal in some states. Public uriniation. I really don't know why public urination is any worse than littering or not picking up after your dog, but hey. I don't make the laws. Queasy puritans do. Ask yourselves, is exhibitionism or flashing really worthy of punishment equivalent to being in a registry and on your criminal record? Dig deep and figure out what is so awful about indecent exposure.
Then get back to me.
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Vote!
[Read the article: The boring 20s: No sex for you!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!