Letters to the Editor
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Are people missing the point? I rather think so.
Right now, all the responses read something like, "Exactly! Why don't those barbarians take the gift of freedom that America is so generously handing them?"
The point is that freedom isn't freedom if someone is telling you to do it. Lola is making her own decisions here; whether Steve finds them right or wrong is immaterial. She's actually making her choices because she knows she has the freedom to do so. This strip isn't a 'rah, rah, America' strip.
It's not for America to decide what people do with their freedom. I don't like burqas or the idea that women should cover themselves; that women 'choose' to do it is largely the result of what I'd consider brainwashing during the woman's youth. (I also consider the bulk of Christianity just a form of brainwashing that takes root during childhood.) However, I believe in both freedom of religion and freedom from religion.
Stop telling people what to do. If they're not hurting you, it's not your place. (In the context of this strip, depriving men of the opportunity to see you in a bikini doesn't constitute harm, either.)