Letters to the Editor
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Oh behave!
With all due respect, I object! I am sick and tired of people using Genghis Khan as an example of a grunting savage. The man was actually well known for his social refinement (mostly, of course, in his later years when he became leader of a vast Empire) and built capital city that was renowned as a hub of learning and arts that rivaled even contemporary China.
So please, if you MUST choose an example of an uncivilized male barbarian from a very long list of historical personages, use someone like, say, Mark Anthony (whilst hung over, vomited into his toga during a session of the Roman Senate) or Grigori Rasputin (was famous for eschewing silverware while eating) or Rush Limbaugh (not really a historical personage, but quite uncivilized). Leave Genghis Khan (or Attila the Hun, for that matter) alone.
Thank you.