Letters to the Editor
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For heaven's sake
This was a harmless, charming little excerpt. I quite enjoyed it, even. Salon is a magazine; there are "important" pieces and there are pop culture pieces and there are personal essays like this one. You can read about China or the economy or Jeremiah Wright quite easily without being subjected to anything else. This can be accomplished by reading another publication, or simply by clicking only on the things you want to read. Honestly, it's very simple.
I enjoyed it, but even if you didn't, you have to acknowledge that these kinds of articles do have a place in a magazine like this one. And at the very least, it wasn't yet another whiny sanctimonious diatribe about how hard it is to be a wealthy white suburban mother. I think we can all agree that's a good thing.