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Show Paga Five Thursday, January Z?. 1987 LETTERS Attitudes have to change Editor I find it incredibly ironic that the day a Chronicle editorial proclaims "Yes, we do think the overall climate of racism has eased tremendously since the 1960s" (Jan. 27), the Chronicle would choose to print the blatantly racist cartoon depicting a black spcar-totihead hunter under the tide, "U. can bring head to New Guinea." college your Martin Luther King Jr. saw a ision of a society where all races and religions would not merely tolerate the existence of one another but join together in oneness out of love and respect. Thus, King recognized that personal attitudes as well as national institutions must change. While overtly racist American laws and institutions have indeed been chipped away at during the past 20 years, just by looking around one sees that racial segregation and alienation is very nearly as high today as it was during King's lifetime. We may be able to legally attack racist laws and institutions, but racism is first and foremost an attitude. Racist humor is probably the most common manifestation of racism in our society. The fact that racism takes the form of humor docs not make it any less racist, because racist humor relies for its laughs on a perception that the race is stupid and inferior to your own. People who would close their eyes and sling insults at another person's proud heritage for the sake of laughs are every bit as racist as the crowd of whites who hurles stones at the civil rights marchers in Forsyth County, Georgia. The dynamic is the same; only the form is different. Given the Chronicled excellent Martin Luther King Jr. events coverage and several excellent opinion columns on civil rights, it is really a shame to see such blatantly racist cartoons printed. Don't get me wrong. I like humor as well as the next guy. But some laughs are extracted at a much higher price than others. ng should I get an education; the Contras certainly are not. So here is my urge to struggling students: Write Ron today and ask for your gun. It's only fair you should have one too. F basketball game, I Utah-BY- U witnessed a disgusting spectacle. In the midst of a sea of red, there w ere three blue shirts seated directly behind mc. My in the STUDENT seats were second row, mid-cou- rt section. Behind mc were three obvious BYU fans. When asked how they obtained these seats, they replied: "A friend gave them to us." Some friend! A U. of U. student is the only person capable of picking up those tickets. I think it's totally disgusting that a U. student would go to the trouble of standing in line to get great seats and then give them to the enemy from the south. Needless to say, I made sure their evening was not as pleasant as it could have been. To the student who gave up those seats: Enroll in the Y. and stay out of Ute country! The All New Maria Edgar Senior French MERRILLS SALON The India Student Assoc Proudly Presents Lisa 1 and Rhonda invite yon to Men's Night the first Tuesday of each month. CAN EAT BUFFET AND DANCE, PARTICIPATION See Us February 3rd 4157 East ALL YOU 2100 South ENTERTAINMENT 485-818- 2 $1100 485-827- 1 CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT Free "SIUS" with every haircut. Place: Union Ballroom DateTime: January 31. 1987 6.00 pm Price: $5.00 general public $3.00 ISA paid members and children under 9 IMPORTANT: There will be no tickets sold on Hie dy of the celebration because we need to to know the number of individuals ahead of time. ns BDI TO CAPTAW! MY CAPTAIN!" Editor At Saturday night's Editor: I want a gun! I listened to the budget reports on the news and read governmental assessments of its effects on the populace. Then I reviewed how the educational cuts would change my plans. It's a scary budget. Guns to the Contras and education cut once again. Another example of Mr. Reagan's creed: muscle over brain! After thinking, I decided it was only fair I got a gun. After are receiving guns. Not all, e These arc high-tec- h either. guns, your basic military-issukilling machines. It took mc a while to come around to Ron's point of view, but now I understand it so clearly. Why non-America- cf wo Don't let in the enemy! Shooting one's way out ng FoR THAT STrRJfcNG REAPING Caroline Bond Freshman math Jeffrey Hunt Graduate student economics and College of Law non-taxpayi- You. MR. BUCHAMAM, THArJK m L tute Snfo J NOON DEVOTIONAL Central Institute Chapel FRIDAY 5 Father Thomas J. MEERSMAN Monsignor Cathedral of the Madeline LAMBDA DELTA SIGMA SISTERHOOD FIRESIDE Sunday 7 p.m. Central Institute Chapel DWAN J. YOUNG General President of Primary All women Invited iii Go Ahead .". . Let Burger King Make Your Day! 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