The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 18, 1981, Page Page 9, Image 9
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sign my name, but ask lik
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don't want people hassling
me because of my sexuality, n/
I don't wear it on my sleeve
TO THE EDITOR:
^ I have not been happy with th<
9 walked onto this campus. I have
encountering your paper) that c
intelligent, rational human beings,
nut-standing and snirited institutioi
place for closed-minded bigots. W<
have a place for those kind of "f
editorial page editors of a collejs
importance to the student body
Sandy's Hot Dogs coupons.
1 consider myself an optimist, wh
haven't commented earlier on youi
rl wanted to believe that negativisr
initiate improvement, and since 11
an earlier letter would've been as
deaf. However, your "editorial" <
my hope for a newspaper with jour
be optimistic about. The editori
I "Close the Closet," and it's anoth
mature biased thinking within yoi
an editorial. What makes this
I however, is the writer's (a Mr. Dc
own lack of objectivity and knowle
In the article, Mr. Weatherbee co
his disgusting point of argument t
uses his very limited views i
homosexuals. Referring to homos
flp you clearly show your immaturit;
X an int*?oral nart nf cnriptv-mnrp ?
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(which it is neither), in which y<
When will people like you realizi
pretense and accept homosexuals
members? Continuation of your
plain bigotry, and bigotry cam
anything logically.
I am a heterosexual (if sexual
difference to you), and I accept he
Not because of any moral justificc
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IME WITHHELD BY
* REQUEST
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; always inougni vDeiore
:ollege people were very
and I thought that such an
i such as Carolina, had no
ill, I was wrong ? they do
>eople:" they make them
je newspaper whose only
is to furnish them with
lich is the one reason that I
r shortcomings as a paper,
n toward anything doesn't
lad no workable solutions,
valuable as a radio to the
3f November 11, quelched
nalistic merits that I could
al in question is entitled
er one of a long list of im
lr laughable format called
article more repulsive
>n Weatherbee, I presume
?dge towards homosexuals
nstantly strays away fron
o needless cheap shots am
in an all-out lashing o:
exuals as "dirty laundry,'
y ctnu 111 ciiiuiiciiisiii luwctn
>o than the Moral Majority
>u must be a sympathizer
b that it's time to stop th<
into society as contributini
"liberal" thinking is jus
not be used in justifyinj
preference really makes j
imosexuality in our society
ition or philosophical logic
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Letters To Th
it's just none of my business. I
dividuals because of the fact that
damn what their sexual pref<
argument goes, I wouldn't just s
activity when recently, your new
masturbating behind a books!
mention the Clemson campout, \
loving couples (the 'regular' kir
Be fair, Mr. Weatherbee ? a jc
standards ? be fair.
II 1
mi. vYccunei uec, you asiv
heterosexuals on how we can c<
ar^ suggestions, Mr. Weat
P apologize to the Studei
Gamecock for your thoughtles
Gamecock and do volunteer woi
Then ill of our problems will be
have . white sheet that you <
volunteer work. Don't worry, the
TO THE EDITOR:
Concerning Greg Fatta's
response to the editorial
I "Close the Closet" x>n
homosexuals; since when
j has been a "sign of a healthy
society that individuals are
1 no loner ashamed of their
j actions?" Would sodomy
f contribute to our society's
? state of health? Some may
j not be ashamed, does that
y make it right? I say they
have been and will continue
e to be ashamed as long as
g they are not accepted by the
t heterosexual maiority who
g don't want to see them come
out of the closet.
CONCERNING another
remark made by Valerie
hank A Person
f xth One Of Our j^
Or I
wig In The Right
<ith One (Or Two, I
)f Our I
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STORE ' I
e Editor
respect homosexuals as in- TO TI
if they're nice, I don't give a
erence is. As far as your ln>
ingle out public homosexual "libei
'spaper reported of a student what
lelf in the library, not to they ;
vhere I witnessed quite a few feel t
id) engaging in the engaged, bathr
mrnalist cannot use double- Wake
camp
ed for suggestions from recre
3pe with this problem. Here Uni
_ 11 _i
neroee, in an seriousness: uiscr
it Body and the staff of the are ii
is article, resign from the and t
*k guarding bathroom doors, highstrai|
settled. No, not yet. I think I Wouli
zould use while doing your
>ugh ? the sheet is clean.
BERNARD K. ADDISON
Theatre & Speech Freshman 1
Lester about "the f
heterosexuals couples who
make love in public." It's a
very simple case of social
acceptance. People don't see TO
passionate kissing of a man
and woman disgusting or dis
perverted because chances 0f
are they would like to do the Ho
same. When was the last 1
time you saw two homos pre
getting it over the T.V.? t^
People have just not accepted
homosexuality and I 0C(
hope we never will. I say to
all you nomos wno are "everywhere,"to
keep your ? '
perverted behavior in the
closet. (A
sp<
RANDAL APOSTALON
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IE EDITOR:
our editorial, "Close the Closet," yo
rate the bathrooms" in the Russe
you would like to do is make them m
already are and eliminate homosex
he bigger issue, one that would in
ooms," is one of providing heterc
: up Buddy! Where can us active h
?us, in the middle of the day, and
ation?
der the present system there are
iminated against. Active heterosexi
lactive. Face it.gays have it made,
hose that have no interest, have to b
jinx. If there were three sets of wash
ghts and those-that-couldn't-be-less
d all have a john of our choice.
NAME WITH
Brownie P<
THE EDITOR:
am a member of AFRO and I w?
pleasure on a recent meeting. My o
a suggestion by the leadership t<
lderman to be involved in Black Hist
The question is: how does the honorii
jsident coincide with a reflection of t
; utmost respect for Mr. Holderman
lal recipient of any awards to be pr<
:asion. We are honoring black achi
asing the wishes of individuals who \
glorify their position with the boi
3uld recognize this, instead of joinir
others in an effort to win brownie pc
FRO) honor the general interest of
ecial interest of your friends, or your
NAME WITH]
00 Knox Abbott Drive, Cav
17 Main St., Columbia
u mention a need to
11 House. Actually
rpctripHup than
ual love making. I
deed "liberate the
jsexual rest rooms,
eterosexuals go on
get a little randy
two groups being
iials and those that
Us hetero-swingers
>e subjected to their
rooms, gays, active
interested, then we
ELD BY REQUEST
>ints
int to express my
bjections arise out
3 invite President
ory Month.
lg of the university
)lack history? With
, he is not the most I
rented during this I
eivements, not apvould
use the event
>s. Our leadership
ig the fraternity
lints. Mr. president
the group, not the
self.
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