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Heart Ble TO THE EDITOR This letter is in response in the March 25 issue titled I am unalterably oppose< irresponsible attempts to hostility and resentment ar cramped and idiotic "op aforementioned letter, I air Mntlov'c nffoncn/a roi?at?lrn ATAVVIVJ M VAiVtlkJJlTV I ^11101 XVO He expresses his dis "homosexual activity" whi "right to be normal is beii usual vicarious psychoanal Mr. Motley's sexual insecu own repressed homosexual is his personal concern. I gay apologists' argument tc accepted in normal society voyeurism and bathroom s justify or condemn anothe: pseudo-sociological mumbc I would merely like to Motley and his ilk to proi sexual normality for me, h is certainly socially-define "normal" society which M Normal society is one in wh husbands; in which black p intelligent creatures; in wl refuse to pass a constitu attempt to procure justi App TO THE EDITOR "Heterosexuals Unite." "problem." Someone is pr response, as I'm sure most "I'm not interested," or "N certain students, like Char tell everyone on campus ab much they have "suffered this is the kind of "suffering you have to tell twenty thou you're doing all right! A rn Uof H m v uo^Auaio iixvc v doubt that they are. The st by the instruments of the i media and public schools f< even to those who don't ui stick, like heterosexual ma nf : 1 ? T a1 I I kji uiaiupjji CSMWII: neu IIU: Gay people have been ai i aa#> ?w\ivm UJUKi IKUDI TH6NP0T f?LAWW Wed., March 3 Debate: Lt. Gove Al! Events in the I I Main ? eds For Si if ft p to Charles E. Motley, Jr.'s letter R "Heterosexuals Unite." Although 1< i to the Gamecock's continual, o create controversy and foment c nong the student body by printing e >inions" such as those in the p i nevertheless unable to allow Mr. e to pass unchallenged. IN pleasure and disgust at the d ch he observes and notes thai his c ig threatened." I will forego the c lysis which would seek to explain c rity by reference to his fear of his li feelings ? Mr. Motley's sexuality b will also dispense with the usual si ) the effect that,''If only they were s< mrif^irvirrr ffnrr-lt mm rM6.? FIRST6IW HER THI ON THIS JOHNNY Mjjff EEK '82??I 1st I Candidates for rnmenf Law School Auditorium Green Streets r, tney wouldn't have ?o resort to p ;ex." I do not find it necessary to tl r's sexuality on the basis of limp > jumbo. o question the competence of Mr. g lounce and enforce standards of I limself or anyone else. Normality o d. So, what are the values of the r. Motley is so anxious to defend? si ich wives are the property of their si eople are treated as servile semi- p hich male-dominated legislatures b itional amendment which would ce for the female half of the ly Anger To ] Talk about being tired of a positioned?so what? The usual women on campus can tell you, is o," or "Leave me alone," etc. But les Motley, Jr. feel they have to out it, and let everyone know how ." Man, I've got news for you. If 5" that gets you so worked up that isand people about it, well, I'd say tfr. Motley oppressed? I have no andard forms of sexuality offered uling class in this society, in the >r instance, are very oppressive, sually get the shorter end of the les. But are gay people the cause id continue to be one of the most ering Hctei nmil*>tinn> ??- " t-- un-!A v^/u?utAisn ) ill WHICH JL/ctll YY lilt layor Moscone in cold bltxx coking forward to probation in f his victims was gay;while ourthouse facing a life in pris vidence simply because a bl? revent trouble; in which Reai xpand their macho posturing lestle feels free to unload letha eveloping countries around t eptable to consider "limited" ourse); in which Haitian refu entratioix camps without the b st is endless. Despite the suj een necessary recently in th tatus quo, the values which i ociety remain intact: racism erialist warmongering, classis le self-destructive chaos of vie Mr. Motley does concede tl rganize. . And while I < rateful for this largess of liber nor my gay brothers and siste r his "normality." Gay people can be denied ac tates on the basis of their sex tudent, I must regretfully re ublished. My heart bleeds for ecause of homosexuals " Essential T jrutally oppressed groups. A vhole lot of courage to scapego 'courage" that one expects of > And here's another thing. I c Motley is making between t ronfrontation and the fact that >rganize to defend themsplvps >rone homophobes, is without t's hardly, a coincidence that 1 But then, Mr. Motley is nor itand with them in their strug lis opinion, not normal, so whs hat no one is going to squash VIotley, why don't you join t igainst the real oppressors? > ierstanding which the ruling c inger to the essential tasks ahe n r/Ainrr>c -mr* 1*1 > rwlVMXOtilHCIV If IIS RECORD,.. BHMHHHHHnm For Those Interested The Coq Come to the Thursday, April At The USC Bi 511 S. Mail For more inf( mbbmhmmLmm __ rosexuals Fie e can shoot Harvey Milk and i and leave the courthouse Actini a couple of years because one f Wayne Williams leaves the on based on shockingly scant ick scapegoat was needed to _ College i gan, Haig, et. al. feel free to There is c< to a global scale; in which particular il infant formula on women in evei he world; in which it is ac- , u?in or 1 ' nuclear war (in Europe, of J?0*- We gees can be herded into con- depress, linking of an official eye. The noted in >erficial reforms which have evidence, e interest of preserving the Contrar; inderlie bourgeois "normal" ^ J i, sexism, heterosexism, im- actually h >m, exploitation, nationalism, evidence < ious individualism. attire falls lat "they have the right to Their tast certainly am appropriately sentence. alicm ha non lr/vnn u ? hit mnro n U1U) uv v-ati it. iiciincr ? v? v v rs need or desire his approval ?f preferei tennis shii Imittance to the bar of most suits. Oxf< uality alone, so as a gay law hards alw quest that my name not be full cut t< Mr. Motley in his "suffering species is i of a simil NAME WITHHELD BY female of 1 REQUEST or shorts c prep" wil , f variety of ~ ? ? ? u/nmpn r?a ctSKS during the to cover tl nd, really, it doesn't take a on coolers at gays. In fact, it's the kind of The frin vimps. preps." Tl lon't think this connection Mr. is that thi he trauma of his bathroom code of fa gays on campus are trying to for a "m against attacks from violence- wearing a its own sinister implications, socks wil le mentions both in this letter. weather., mal, and gays and those who eye on thi gle against oppression are, in further de it the hell do we know? Except of all thin] Tf ... 1 ~ - u?. it yuu are oppressea, Mr. Striving he struggle of the oppressed of the m< Ve could clear up this misun- things lik lass promotes, and apply your the varioi :ad. Gloria V; BILL MARTIN aboard th Philosophy Graduate Student given the jewelry t< v USC and Donularih female hu lovelies* ar l?CANpy?. "ZSZS1) suntai 2) in an feet, fatgii I in Auditioning for 1 uettes jlS tcher Johnson I Editor-in-Chief campuses have changed over the past decade, msiderably more diversity among the students, ly in their patterns of dress. Gone are the days -yone was just dying to try the latest Jerry Vbbie Hoffman Salvation Army Goodwill Store are no longer living the days of "dress to Although there is a certain degree of diversity campus attire several major trends are in / to popular belief the preppie look ifc with us s just undergone minor revisions and seems to ave split into two separate categories. Still in >n USC's campus are the folks whose style of under the category of a "major prep" influence, es in fashion can best be summed up in one "They wear green." Actually, the situation is a omplex than that. Izod Lacoste is still the label ice on any article of clothing from short sleeve rts to sweaters (V-rieck) to socks to warm-up >rd shirts are still de rigueur, and the real dieays prefer Gant button downs because of their int-like design. For trousers the male of the diost likely to appear in a pair of khakis or pants ar fabric in any primary or pastel color. The the species frequently wears khaki or >laid skirts f various descriptions. For footwear the "major 1 wear topsiders, penny loafers or any of a what appears to be duck hunting shoes. The rticularly like these in a wide variety of colors season's rainy days. They on occasion also like leir lower legs with multi-patterned knee socks ipring days. ge group of the "major prep" set are the "minor le major distinction between the two categories 5 "minor preps" subscribe to the same basic shion although to a lesser extent. It is possible inor prep" to go for an entire week without n Izod shirt. He may also be observed wearing h his topsiders, even in less than freezing \11 fashion conscious individuals should keep an s character because if he is allowed to practice iviance before you know it he'll be seen wearing, *s, cowboy boots. ; hard to push the alligator from its perch on top mntain of chic design labels are all sorts of e swans, horses, polo ponies, etc. In addition to is animal logos, anybody who is anything, from inderbilt to Willie Nelson, has also climbed P Hpsiffnpr jpan hanHiiroffnn Thorn rvannln w j vv* * MMBAVIirUgVil. X AIVOV UCIVC ir names to everything from jeans to shirts to ) perfume. A good percentage of the co-eds at a growing number of the males are obviously eir fashion cues from publications such as 3r "Gentleman's Quarterly" in their sporting of wardrobes of such fashions. ent explosion of anything country into the eye of r has created a sizable camp who adhere to the )wboy fashion ethic. The jeans are mostly Levi's non-designer brands, shirts frequently have ;ad of buttons, and on the feet are found boots, popular models seem to be of the Dingo variety, O.K. and they're functional, but occasionally somebody fast on his way to the Dry Gulch h a brand new pair of Tony Lama's on. ?t overwhelmingly popular fashion concept of is the Olivia Newton-Jock Look. This is widely among the women on campus, and has reached proportions. With the appearance of ON-J's t Physical" on the shelves of your friendly ood record store every impressionable young rried out and put the pinch on the American ndustry. Headbands are the new fashion item nmer of '82. For casual work, play or study the y cowboy-type red or blue ba ndana will do fine, he sun goes down the heads of America's young e wrapped with an assortment of rich fabrics, precious metals in a single slender band. this acute observation two truths are found, is still look nice effort to avoid the "neon sign in the dark" ef"ls SHOULD NOT wear madras shorts! Starfish $3.95 ! AT THE JEWELRY WAREHOUSE [ 2909 Piatt Springs Rd., W. Cola. 3102 Broad River Rd., Cola.