Letters to the Editor
Everything
seems to bother somebody
In response to Michelle Colvin’s letter to the editor, I feel I
must explain myself since obviously my point was not made clear.
First of all, there is an “us” and “them.” The
“us” is society as a whole, and “we” society,
should allow “them,” the homosexuals in our society, to have
the exact same rights as everyone else, i.e. “us.”
Of course I did not do that on purpose; it never occurred to me that a
person could take such offense to a simple pronoun.
Second, I did not compare gay marriage to dogs or furniture. Other people
have made the argument that if you allow gay marriage and in the past,
if you allowed interracial marriage, it would lead to people marrying
their dogs or furniture. The point was those fears and arguments are as
stupid and groundless now as they were fifty years ago.
Finally the snake thing, my point was just because something makes people
uncomfortable, like a snake, or gay marriage or interracial adoption it
does not mean it should be banned or outlawed. If we made everything that
makes people uncomfortable illegal, nothing would be allowed, because
everything seems to bother somebody.
In defense of John and myself, your feeling that certain people should
not be allowed to procreate is referred to as eugenics, practiced in the
United States until 1970 in the form of forced sterilization and in Nazi
Germany in the 1940s through genocide. Some ideas should be left to die
in the past.
Brandon Hamilton
biology, senior
Procreation, not possible for everyone
I agree with Michelle Colvin
that procreation is not possible for everyone. Some lack functioning sexual
organs, non-compatible sexual organs or simply don’t want to have
children. Even though she tries to dismiss my point by missing it totally.
My point focused simply on the institution of marriage and how it came
about.
Of course we all know that 100 percent of marriages will not result in
producing children. What I stated was a general understanding of the results
of a marriage between a man and a woman. Individual cases do not invalidate
my point.
There can be millions of specific reasons why people can’t have
children, but in general the majority of marriages can and do procreate.
Human rights! Everyone has the right to marry, just someone of the opposite
sex. Remember, there is Civil Unions and Domestic Partners already in
effect in California.
Michelle, Brandon Hamilton was trying to equate race with behavior. The
misunderstanding on Brandon’s part was that race and behavior are
equal and the logical conclusion from that false assumption was if it
was wrong to deny interracial marriage then it is wrong to deny same-sex
marriage as well. Again, as a civilized society we have provided alternatives
that fit the bill.
This is a complex moral issue with far ranging effects on society and
does not deserve quick flippant answers. As I stated before, please present
arguments and not personal attacks.
John Lo
graduate studies
Too much apathy
There’s definite apathy on campus.
We have a huge problem among the youth of today. That problem is apathy.
There are always going to be exceptional students, but looking around
I see students concerned only with getting the newest technology or that
cool car.
As students we have no problem looking into the future when it comes to
purchasing material goods.
However, as far as long-term
planning the youth of today may or may not care about the failure of social
security, but the environment has also been largely ignored by our generation.
Older generations have left the problem to us, while we seem to think
someone else will take care of it for us. In the meantime we are faced
with the reality of diminishing resources.
There is a group of students organization at Fresno State who are putting
on an event to raise awareness about the environment and our need for
alternate transportation.
We are a group of students who care enough to do something about our world
and we would love if you could join us on Oct. 20th for B-Day. We want
you to get out of your cars and ride your bikes to school or work.
As students we need to start taking responsibility for our planet and
we hope this event will spark that.
This is not just a once in a
lifetime event, but instead should be implemented on a daily basis.
It should be B-Day everyday.
Angelique Pearce
history, senior
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