1991_05 The Daily Collegian May 1991

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comments
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response
Aconcemed non-member
brought to my attention today,
the fact that the letter I submit¬
ted in the April 30 issue did not
clarify my opinion about Afri¬
can Student Union president
Shabazz's comments suffi¬
ciently. On April 19 in Uhuru
Na Umoja, Shabazz wrote this:
Klux Klan (YAF @ CSUF) can
yell 'nigger nigger nigger' all
they want.... "
This is obviously an at¬
tempt to say that this is a direct
quote of something that YAF
has said.
My response is in two
parts. First Mr. Shabazz is a
liar. YAF has never said those
words in public or private nor is
any member of YAF a believer
or member of KKK. We repu¬
diate and denounce all hate
groups.
Second, we are tired of
being lied about by the radical
left on this campus. All of the
opinions expressed by these
people are nothing more than
just that — opinion. We
welcome anyone to prove fac¬
tually the lies being told about
us. Since these are evidently
ties ,1 red justified in MRn
Mr. Shabazz, who is the real
bigot here?
Mario Xavier Bai/a
'Selfish indulgence'
Anthonette, this is in re¬
sponse to the letter you wrote
to The Collegian on May 1
u rging people tocall you names
and get excited about the
graduation ceremony.
You' re getting exci ted abou t
the wrong things. It seems as
though you like hearing your
name. If you had a life you
wouldn'tneed to trouble your¬
self with these trivialities. No
one, with the exception of you
and a few other masochists,
wants to sit through a three-
hour ceremony, getting butt
warts so their namecan be read.
I'd rather start urinating stand¬
ing up than have my name
called at graduation and J" have
worked |U8t as hard as you
have.
Your fifteen second prome-
nadeacross the stage willsurely
be a sight to see (for vour par¬
ents). Mavbe vou could waltz
across the stage a few times
after the ceremonv is over in
front of people WHO CARE.
It isa selfish indulgence you
are asking lhe rest of us to
persevere. If you attacked vour
school work wi th as much vigor
you would leel important and
lose your need for attention.
The future of America looks
bleak because it is filled with
piddling people like vou who
wouldn't know a cause to get
excited about if vou urinated
on it.
Listen Annie, I'm tired Ol
listening to you whine. The
ceremony isn't (at least 1 hope
it isn't) the reason you came to
college. Obviously, you haven'i
learned all that much here or
you would know that already
Just to make you feel better
we'll all call out your precious
name as wc are reading The
Collegian.
Everyone now, on three —
one, two, three "ANTHON¬
ETTE 'SNOT NOSE'
KOSMAS!" Unless you want
to be a martyr for your cause
that should make you feel sig¬
nificant.
Cathy Glenn
Drawing 'ad'tention
to 'insensitive' ASI
Now we've seen it all.
As if post-election brawls
weren't enough, the AS! has
proven itself once again igno¬
rant of thc real issues. Where is
the socially conscious, left-lean¬
ing, feminist student govern¬
ment? Let's face it. All of you
are wonderfully well-fed, well-
clothed, and well-versed in
public bullshit. But as student
politicians you're seriously
lacking in knowledge of true
issues.
And of what issuedol speak?
The ad in Wednesday's Colle¬
gian that advertised whistles
and phonedecals. This was one
of the most sexist, misogynishc
things I've seen in years. This
ad reinforces every stereotype
society has perpetuated about
women's safety. The ad de¬
picted three old women with
stockings down to their ankles
who are seemingly afraid for
their safety. Let's face the real
issues. Women and men are at
risk for campus crime. Al¬
though women are at greater
risk, the reality is that we all
fear for our safety once in a
while. But aside from that, the
ad will successfully intimidate
women enough to avoid pick¬
ing up your otherwise useful
whistles and phone decals
Who wants to look like an old
hag preening at thealter of fear
and doom?
I am personally insulted and
offendedby the ad. It reinforces
the general thesis on campus
that the ASI is perpetually
assinine in nature and is com¬
pletely ignorant to the issues,
that the ASI has no concept of
true social consciousness, and
that we must be to blame for
this atrocity.
Next the ASI will be telling
us to make sure westav "smell¬
ing fresh" with Masengil or
Summer's Eve douches.
Patty Crouch