Show f letters Return of the real man? what has been happenof the over me to ing past couple years why my wife and I are so far apart in our viewpoints Your article comes about as close as I have seen to explaining the overall struggle that individuals in particular and society in general are experiencing The “unisex” idea is not working anymore Perhaps this is why I and a lot of others are rebelling It is time to realize that there are big differences between men and women This does not mean that one sex is superior to the other — just different If men and women continue to enter into relationships believing that there are no differences and that roles should be the same then relationships are doomed from the start DONALD SCOTT Nashua NJL I have been trying to put my finger on ' Aug 24-2- 6 cover story on men in the 90s reaction generated strong positive and negative from both men USA WEEKEND’S and women Here's a sampling: I have major problems with Christopher Kimball granting permission to men to “return to being adolescent impatient exuberant rash oversexed competitive and downright childish — all the things we dearly love to be” While he has the right to express himself his promoting these characteristics as desirable is nauseating In the ’80s men granted themselves the freedom to experience many things previously thought to be outside the male mystique We learned that there is no synonymity between “oversexed” and “virile” And maybe more important there is a time and a place for being impatient and exuberant JAN HARRIS Colo Aurora ¥ A- THE PRODUCERS OF with women’s liberation men’s liberation is about choices about making decisions for yourself rather than following a stereotype A real man decides for himself whether to go to a barber shop or a salon whether to wear boxers or bikinis Christopher Kimball would have us turn our backs on two decades of progress step backward and enslave ourselves once again to macho stereotypes TOM POCHODZAY As Marion Ind Your editors must have been asleep when they accepted Christopher Kimball’s article or they intended to insult my rs who raised us baby boomers mother and most I refer to his ridiculous assertion about the 1950s and ’60s: “Most women didn’t work” Oh really? Most women certainly did work They were feeding educating diapering bathing cleaning after and shopping for their children Please don’t try to weasel out by saying Kimball was referring to paid work Would you have printed this nonsensical statement about slaves? Of course not You owe my mother and “most women” of the ’50s and early ’60s an apology ANNE RUTZ care-give- - Marietta Go Thank you for printing such a refreshing article about men I’ve been waiting for a man to speak out on the issue I have posted the article on our college bulletin board ROWENA HOLLIDAY If your article on “what men want” is a joke we don’t get it If it isn’t a joke we don’t get it I MICHELE KOCH and KAREN SANDS f I I loved your article on real men Mostly because it makes so much sense As a mother I know boys and girls are bom different — thiy don’t learn it Mr Kimball is right: We do want to “retreat from the feminists” and would welglobal village” and “hard-cor- e come back a real man who also is warm and Is your kid talented? Does your pet do silly tricks? WE’D LIKE TO SEE IT SO I 2 Barclay College Haviland Haslett Mich Do impressions 1 Kan Executive secretary Tell jokes 1 1 £ J J j nurturing I certainly would thank any man for trying! SYLVIA ZOOK Turner Ore - GIVE US A CALL NOW AT 0 (213) Your article on “the real man” is the first thing I’ve read in years that has made me feel good I wish Mr Kimball great success and I hope he doesn’t lose the idealistic attitude expressed so well in this article JOAN CRAY 662-510- OR send your wacky tape to: AMERICA’S FUNNIEST PEOPLE PO BOX 1881 HOLLYWOOD CA 90078 Farmington Hills Midi j j1 Correction WE WILL BE VISITING SELECTED CITIES THIS FALL TO TAPE PERFORMANCES IF WE COME TO YOUR HOME TOWN WE COULD TAPE YOU FREE OF CHARGE WATCH YOUR LOCAL PAPERS FOR DETAILS y-- V The description of the issue J Nardil in the Sept ¥ 7--9 of USA WEEKEND was accompanied by the wrong pho- to The pill pictured was another IHM 111 NON PROFESSIONALS ONLY FOR FULL CONTEST RULES WRITE TO ABOVE ADDRESS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR MISDIRECTED TAPES Enclose a $300 US check or money onter tor handing if cassette is to bo returned employes and lonely wombats of both CapC4ietABC and NAn D Bona Productions art not efegwie for this contest f Norpramin Write to USA WEEKEND “Letten” 1000 Wilton Blri Arlington Vi 22229- 0012 or fax a letter Please include your name address and daytime phone number including die area code may be edited for darky or space 16 USA WEEKEND October 5-- 7 1990 1 I J 4 |