A more modest proposalRe: An Immodest Proposal, Mar. 3I found it strange that Mr. Hutchinson’s appeal to infanticide in the name of “women’s rights” should begin with a cheery nod to the savage morality of the Caesars. Mr. Hutchinson also notes that “we now judge the application of naked force… unacceptable.” All this because it “smacks of a barbarism unbearable to us.” But how on earth does he propose to slaughter newborn infants except by the application of “naked force”? And who could possibly read his plans for killing babies without thinking that the grisly proposal smacked of barbarism? After all, if we can kill them at age one or two, then why not at five or six, or older? “Having trouble with the homeless, Mr. Mayor? Nobody wants them anyway. We’ve got a nice gas chamber for them.” “The handicapped a burden, you say? Let’s build a special little camp for them…” Here’s a slightly more modest proposal: let’s consider adoption before rushing to infanticide. With a nine-year waiting list for adoption in this country, even the most bloodthirsty Roman couldn’t balk at that.David ElliotIn this day and age…Re: Quiet American’s 50-year-old echoes, Feb. 24I think Ms. Hunter owes a minority group on campus a huge apology after the slurs in the aforementioned article. While diversity is applauded in other areas of the university she stigmatizes every fellow fortunate enough to reach the plateau of “old” by stating: “…Fowler who could come across as a self centred old lecher, convinces us he actually loves Phuong.”“Old Lecher”? Is this worse than a young lecher? Not up to par with a black lecher? Are all romantic men over 50 lechers? only males can be lechers? What is she saying exactly? Whatever it is I don’t think it’s appropriate at this university. As a minimum it’s callous and harsh. At a maximum it’s profiling and ageism. I think Ms. Hunter owes a lot of us an apology and she should desist from public writing till she truly understand the errors of her ways!Edward Doyle
