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Show THUNIJERBIRD COMMENTARY THE TH ITY •Tl.JfSDAY,JANUARY 19, 1993 • PAGE '4 MAKE HIS DREAM YOUR REALITY ... . ·• ay to Ameri .,.,(/,,., ··"·.-·~ ~~".,, ACCESS , Goddess-attacker deemed close-minded· 'Acce.ss' iJ a recurring column through which ~mben of the campus communicy ma:, address rhem.selties to topic of concrn\ and int~n Toda,'s column u written /ry John W. Griffith, a senWT Engl uh lirera,urt majar. I'm so mad that someon (how abou t you, Tom!) houJd plode. I refuse lieve th t someone who has n attending an in cirucion of high r learning r as long as you hav (16 year could have possibly avoided pickjng up at least a minute amount, some modicum, of th ghtfuln and appreciation for the feeling and opini ns of others, bur apparently you have (congratulations!n). Who do you think you are, attacking someon f1 r an inion d1at he holds with good rea n, wh n all you can say in defense of your icion is that 'it's by, becau it has always own been d n like that'? What' d1e problem, Tom? Are you too smart to consider a divergent opinion o r just l'OO cl minded? Did I read that right! Did you say: "Such blamnt insensitivity should never be forgiven"? Excu e me while I regurgita~ (hurl}! Y ur arti le has a Ul as much sensitivity as an ax-murderer and about as much meaningful information as a K.K.K pamphlet. Your appalling lack of tolerance w uld be inconceiva I (' l do n t think it means wh t y u think it mean ') if many of us didn't know you better. As it is, we (those who know you) are not so much surprised as m I THE THUNDERBIRD UTHE.RN l/TAH UNIVERSITY· EDARCITY, l/TAH 5-tJ fAlit.,.. py H,n...,. E.tlcor Chen• Tudr.u Aooociatc Editor Jennifet Morley Opinion Dl.-.w Juon . Nonh Opinion " - - - Heochcr On,m ,,._ Dln:a« Enc Rodmdt Af.......,. £dkor Bill Om.n " " - -...... TCMI Newman F.c.Jty Adwleitr urtf Baur ~ Advion Lynn . Dmnctr embarrassed. i1w 1'1ui...!minl ,. publ,ohcd c:och Monday ond Th~rod2, al the ..,.Jnnic ynr br ,nd io, the wJ.nc body al So..ocn.m Ut3h Ur\M'nllJ ond la ""' 1Jlilioml wld, ,I,. UnMn•l'f'• dq.mnm, of communianon. n.. - . ond opnioru eq,raxd in TIit n...odmoml - it- ol lnd....i...l w,1..,.. ond do - ,,......ni, rdloa the vi the fxul,y. ooff oc .....i.n. bad,. m ..,..al Tht -.,.,d tdioontl di-,ly abo,;.., la !ht oplfnu,, vi 11w Tll ~ • • " • lfflily. i....n ID cbe ..i.- 11W1< bo .,pod and ,ndud. ,I,. . _ ond phone numbtt. Only the wlft bo primtd. Noma will - be wi,hhtld undott ony cm:unua.ntt1 ond ibt ed.- <dlli.... priYI !..mm bo wbmin.d i., Fri<byl "' Monda, cdicionoi s ,...... """"'°""' T....i.,. b n.,,,._,. edioiDn.. a . . , _ /vtJ wiMd,al wilt, I snon- «lioot. Ir un"""'"'1. "- .,....._ """"" 7lw Tlt,o,Jnl,j,J .houkf diR'd ,uch rn,l,lom no ID the I llill un....i-1, h ..,.._ d.T, be d/l'<CftQ "' the ..i.-.. olmuld bo di.......l "'the suu l\,bliacicNu Caun.dl. $116-7710. i1w ~ ""'- In SUU T«hnoqy Bul1Jln, C!Ol. Mail., SUU &or. 9384. Cedor l) 5(16. 71.S7, S86. "6-77S0, S86 S468. FAX 586.5+87. ma. a.,, UT 84720. Your use of rds such as "pompous• and "lacklum:.r" seem interestingly e.lf-dcscriptive in this sexist and arrogant piece of trash you have produced. To dismiss a legitimate grievancr held by a relatively large Readers' opinions sought The editorial sciff of~ Tlumderbinl will print any letter submitttd by a member of the SUU campus community that is noc libdow, and doe, include the per enrage ( the popul tion in thi way nly five m re fo r their argum nt W men hav a right mplain char d1e language they mu use ev ry day i h vily biased in treaan nt of gen r, and your e ru to be.little and deny th ir arguments are sh rt· igh.ted. The use of th indusiv masculine pronoun is sexi t and peaks f an inh rent socie I belief that women are infttior men and tha their opinioru and beliefs are n t valued as highly as those of men in the publi arenas of politi , religion, and rk (not to menti n chool). l it not too much to as k th.at in public ----------------·rrl-----------------'Women have a right to complain that the language they must use every day is heavily biased in treatment of gender. ' m di urse writ r (mal and female} should exerci e me small IC'Vel of con iderati n ward th feeling o these people! Whether they agrtt or disagree. they hould ma e an attempt to write prose that is not gender-biased! What is the big deal? Let me ask u a question, Tom. Sheep, cows, and horses all eat grass, yet when they defeca~. each one's stool is difkrent that that of the odle.rs. Why i that! Do you know? That's because., Tom, you don't know-! author' s name, phone number, and student identification number ( if author is a srudent). l...ettrrs should be delivered to the newspaper office located at TH 003 and left on the desk of the opinion director. Fo r more information, call the opinion director at 586-7750. |