2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Opinion
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Editor:
I was surprised today when I read one of the articles in the Renegade Rip regarding what a woman's place is.
When a friend of mine first read me the title of the article, my first impression is that it had to have been written by a man because they so obviously lack the insight of what being a woman is like. Then when I found out that it had in fact been written by a woman, I thought, "It has to be sarcasm." How nice it is to know that sexism is alive and well not just in our society, but also in our school newspaper.
I think what offended me most is that your writer said that she wanted to base her opinion on science and then failed miserably to support her argument with anything but opinion. Not one time did she cite a source, and the only fact ever presented in the entire article was that women have hormones! Somehow this disqualifies a woman for the office of presidency, Fahel writes.
What your author failed to realize or address is that not only do women have hormones that can make us irritable and cranky, but men do too. In fact, the testosterone in men actually makes them more prone to aggression than women, which is why men are more physical, too. Men also have their own time of the month even though it's not as physically obvious.
I believe she also mentioned our hormonal imbalances at that special time of the month or in menopause. The only conclusion I can come to is that your writer must have extreme PMS during her time of the month for her to write this un-researched crap. Yes, some women do have trouble controlling their emotions during that time, but only a very small portion of women get emotionally out of hand and that should not, under any circumstances, be applied to the whole despite the fact that the media portrays women as fragile, weak, and emotionally unstable.
While I do agree that maybe Hillary Clinton would not be the best candidate for the office of presidency, I would personally like to see that position held by a woman sometime in my lifetime.
I was surprised today when I read one of the articles in the Renegade Rip regarding what a woman's place is.
When a friend of mine first read me the title of the article, my first impression is that it had to have been written by a man because they so obviously lack the insight of what being a woman is like. Then when I found out that it had in fact been written by a woman, I thought, "It has to be sarcasm." How nice it is to know that sexism is alive and well not just in our society, but also in our school newspaper.
I think what offended me most is that your writer said that she wanted to base her opinion on science and then failed miserably to support her argument with anything but opinion. Not one time did she cite a source, and the only fact ever presented in the entire article was that women have hormones! Somehow this disqualifies a woman for the office of presidency, Fahel writes.
What your author failed to realize or address is that not only do women have hormones that can make us irritable and cranky, but men do too. In fact, the testosterone in men actually makes them more prone to aggression than women, which is why men are more physical, too. Men also have their own time of the month even though it's not as physically obvious.
I believe she also mentioned our hormonal imbalances at that special time of the month or in menopause. The only conclusion I can come to is that your writer must have extreme PMS during her time of the month for her to write this un-researched crap. Yes, some women do have trouble controlling their emotions during that time, but only a very small portion of women get emotionally out of hand and that should not, under any circumstances, be applied to the whole despite the fact that the media portrays women as fragile, weak, and emotionally unstable.
While I do agree that maybe Hillary Clinton would not be the best candidate for the office of presidency, I would personally like to see that position held by a woman sometime in my lifetime.
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