Kurtz, Dekinder and Elwell were often tacky imbeciles that were out of hand but you can bet that people read them everyday. Now turning to the opinion page is not much more than listening to whining about unimportant topics or ramblings about nothing.
Marshall Vogts’ article over the Source Awards and stereotypes in general was actually an interesting article that looked at thepoint of views of all involved.
The story succeeded in showing how the incident was a slap in the face to hard working, black Americans who fight bigotry and discrimination everyday. At the same time, he reminded us that stereotypes do not develop out of the blue. These generalizations have some historical truth or they would have never come about The problem is that people too readily apply these stereotypes to anyone fitting any one single characteristic of the group. The Source Awards is an example of this.
A small percentage of a group’s dumb actions have probably hurt many more than just those involved. The same proves true for other groups. Girls clad in black hot pants, a bra and not much else give sororities a bad name and such as the actions of a few football players may draw bad publicity and bad cartoons on the entire team.
Anyhow, I look forward to more opinion columns that are a refreshing break from the reports and updates of all-importantthings such as the most tragic, critical on-grass parking issue that has crippled our small community.
Brandon CurryMarketing senior
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