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To the editor:
I regularly enjoy taking a Daily Tar Heel
in the opening moments of the day's first
class. Six to eight pages of black and white
afford the mind a tolerable transit from the
case of the Chapel Hill atmosphere to the
rigor of academic pursuit which follows as
surely as the sun has risen. Last Thursday,
however, the usual pleasant repast had left
my soul quite unnerved. Pam Dorris' feature
portraying the plight of the fair of hair
aggravated the least delicate of my
sensibilities. Though Miss Dorris might find
herself intimately involved in the topic, she
seems to lack even a layman's knowledge of
the "red experience".
Redheads have been among history's most
famous and infamous figures. Eric the Red is
one that many could easily identify, but the
color of even greater redheads has been
obscured by history. Alexander the Great
carried a fine tuft to the four corners of the
world. Moses showed his true color while
leading the Jews from Egypt (to this day few
are aware of the origins of the Red Sea's
name). Galileo, discoverer of Mars,
characterized the planet in the image of
himself, the red planet. Maybe you don't
know the secret of the Great Pyramid? I do:
the pharoah was a redhead. Yes, redheads
have left their mark through history. Hitler
and Mussolini were two redheads who had
had enough of that "carrot-top business"
and decided to do something about it. Some
of the older redheads around will remember
the scourge of the fair, Joseph McCarthy,
who insighted the terror-ridden Red Scare.
Miss Dorris is unaware of the way that
redheads have shaped the course of history
from the beginning of time. The character of
world conflicts finds its origins with one of
the world's first redheads. Responding to an
ir"rererent comment, a redheaded caveman
belted one of his compatriots over the head
with a club, thereby founding armed
warfare. Though you might be unaware, the
Romans, on their day of reckoning, learned
of the potential ire below a tuft of red hair.
Surely the Roman senators were unaware of
the consequences when they teased Attila
suggesting that he stay out in the sun till all
his freckles grow together. There is no telling
where we would be today if the Philadelphia
Constitutional Convention hadn't been
dominated by neurotic redheads hiding their
red badge beneath a powdered wig.
Yes, these are only a few of the tragedies
involving redheads. Redheads have
repeatedly inflicted their wrath in answer to
those not so endowed. The future would be
best served if the color red no longer denied
one entrance into country clubs. Separate
but equal for redheads is inherently unequal.
The world must be made aware that red is
beautiful. Blacks and gays think that they
have it bad, but redheads have the problems
(if you are a black gay with red hair forget it,
the rest will only be depressing). It is up to
redheads to follow the lead of blacks and
women in seeking social equality for the
good of society and themselves. Carolina
Carrot-tops is the vehicle by which redheads
can achieve this goal. Redheads should join
in chorus demanding that the CGC grant our
group funds to relieve bigotry on our
campus. Carrot-tops could have an office in
the Upendo and demand equal print in the
Tar Heel for redhead sports. We would all
have scholarships and nobody would make
cute jokes about our shoes and toilet habits.
Every spring there will be a Southeastern
Redhead Conference and we will take over
the Union for a weekend. Redheads, I have
been to the top of the mountain and I have
seen the Promised Land. Redheads of the
world unite!
Emmett F. Ryan
Redhead
Beverly Landstreet
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Campus mail misused
To the editor: 1
Wednesday, through the campus mail, 1
received a "chain letter," instructing me to
send 20 copies of the Tetter to people who
"need good luck," and promising that I will,
in four days, receive good luck. The letter
implied that grave misfortune would befall
me if I did not comply with instructions.
Aside from the fact that "chain letters" are
illegal, I consider this a gross misuse of the
campus mail system. It is extremely difficult
to believe that the campus mail system was
designed and implemented by the University
administration for the purpose of
perpetuating such superstitious absurdity, or
for the purpose of distributing such rubbish
to students.
Gail Liles
1 14 Joyner
Avery incident
To the editor:
In, response to Rick Johnson's letter
("Don't Stereotype Avery" which appeared
in last Friday's DTH, I must express my
deepest respect for any person who has the
courage and fortitude to not only write such
an absurd letter but to have it printed for
20,000 other persons to peruse.
Mr. Johnson claims that "not all Avery
residents are bigots" and that he knows no
other dorm resident who is. Then he goes on
to admit that racist obscenities were shouted
at black students who passed the building.
He furthermore contends that the name
calling was done by only one Avery resident.
Well, unless this resident has mastered the
art of producing a chorus of racial epitaphs
through technical means or ventriloquism,
we KNOW that he was not alone.
Thirdly, he informs us that "the water
bombs were not aimed at black students but
any students that walked by." Well, it just
comforts us immeasurably, Mr. Johnson,
that we were not the only targets of your
fellow residents' despicably childish antics. I
seriously doubt, however, that the other
targets were called "black son-of-a-bitches"
and "niggers".
Fourthly, Mr. Johnson may have
observed no rocks being thrown, but rest
assured that we know what a rock looks and
feels like.
Finally, Mr. Johnson, you have the
unmitigated nerve to chastise Amy McRary
for not presenting "both sides" of the story.
How can you get the other side of the story
when the sick, immature cowards who like to
bombard groups composed mostly of
women ran and hid after their act and
refused to let their identities be known?
We challenge them to reveal themselves,
then they'll be more able to present their side.
Allen Johnson
Former Editor, Black Ink
CGA is legal
To the editor
In his letter (April 21), Bob Morrell
claimed that the existence of the Carolina
Gay Association is illegal. He cited the
illegality of "sex crimes against nature"
(N.C. Statute 14-177, broad and ill-defined
statute that it is) and "a recent Supreme
Court ruling" as a basis for his claim.
For the information of Mr. Morrell and
other misinformed students, while same-sex
sexual acts may still be considered illegal,
being homosexual is not illegaj in North
Carolina, nor is working to change outdated,
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misinformed, bigoted or perverse legislation.
Also, the Supreme Court has not ruled
recently on any legislation concerning
homosexuals, although it has been asked to
rule on several cases. The Supreme Court
has therefore not yet taken a recent stand on
this issue.
If Mr. Morrell or any other student wishes
to find out why the CGA is a legal,
recognized organization on this campus, I
urge them to check with Dean Boulton,
Student Body President Bill Moss or their
Campus Governing Council representative.
They might also check on the opinions
expressed in decisions by U.S. courts on Gay
Students Organization of the University of
New Hampshire v. Bonner, 367 Fed. Supp.
1088 (1974) and 509 Fed. 2nd 162(1974), or
Gay Alliance of Students v. Matthews, 544
Fed. 2nd 162(1976).
Both decisions relied heavily on the
Supreme Court ruling on Healy v. James,
408 U.S. 169 (1972). The Gay AUiance of
Students case was heard by the Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (which
includes North Carolina). Part of the
opinion in the first of these cases reads as
follows: "speculation that individuals might
at some time engage in illegal activity is
insufficient to justify regulation by the
state."
Emily Seelbinder
Chapel Hill
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Backward notions?
To the editor:
Michael Lupton states in his April 22
letter that "homosexuality is at best a curable
disease." Well, it is my opinion that
ignorance is at best a curable disease, and at
worst a destructive and menacing force.
Who is he to say that "the condition is not a
favorable one?" No doubt it is every bit as
"favorable" to a homosexual as is
heterosexuality to a heterosexual. While his
fear is that homosexuality will spread (does
he fear it is contagious?), my fear is that the
hostile and backward notions expressed by
people like him will continue to take their
toll on the psychological well-being of
otherwise "healthy" individuals.
Marcie N. Greenberg
Carrboro
No value judgments
To the editor:
It is my opinion that homophobia can be
curable if people like M. Lupton open their
eyes to the fact that there is no reason to fear
homosexuality. I am gay, and I am happy
with it, because of it and regardless of it. My
homosexuality and my homoemotionality ,
are favorable conditions for me. I am not
"curable" because 1 am not diseased nor
possessed of an "affective disorder." For me,
heterosexuality is neither natural nor
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Evil brew
To the editor:
The plight of the American coffee drinker
is an obscene joke. One hears about the hunt
for substitutes, the organization of boycotts,
and even proposals of economic retribution
against those conspiring coffee patches
around the world. Let us all think in wider
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Whst's the best tssta treat?
To the editor:
It was obvious in her letter (April 25), that
Ms. Anne Beckwith has allowed her
enormous ego to cause her to seriously
believe ' that she is the object of sexist
advertising. Ms. Beckwith is under the
foolish delusion that she and other women
are the world's best taste treats supposedly as
intimated by Blimpie's T-shirts reading "the
second best taste treat in the world." I, of
course, hate to be the one to inform her, but
numerous human beings of Ms. Beckwith's
own sex have testified that we men are the
world's best taste treat. As a proud, tasty
male, I don't mind Blimpie's "sexist
advertising" in this regard.
Steve Sartorio
303 E. Franklin St.
To the editor:
In response to Anne Beckwith's letter
concerning sexist advertising on Blimpie's T
shirts: What makes you think the shirts refer
to women? Obviously, it didn't occur to you
that from a woman's point of view the
number one "taste treat in the world" might
not be another woman.
John Bishop
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2207 Granville South
To the editor:
1 fail to see the point of Ms. Beckwith's
letter of April 25. Surely the best taste treat
in the world could be none other than Mom's
Apple Pie. I fail to see how this could insult
anyone's intelligence. I wonder if Ms.
Beckwith is somewhat paranoid or just
slightly unpatriotic.
Hugh Goodman
308 Lewis
To the editor:
In response to Anne Beckwith's leter
(April 25). I hate to knock you off your cloud
Anne, but beer, not women, is the world's
best taste treat.
Ralph D'lorio
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