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The letter that was the Straw that broke this camels Back was where someone accused the teenage mutant ninja turtles of a perpetuating a subjugated existence for minorities because the bad Guys in his songs comic Book were Brown and Grey. Puh Leeze. I am half puerto rican and done to feel my existence has been subjugated at All. Several passages were quoted. The writer claimed it was written in a a Black dialect a when in fact it was written to sound like the gangsters in an old Edward g. Robinson movie. The Only connection to a a Black dialect i could find was the Lack of conjugation of the verb to be. Come on people. If we would spend As much time and Energy trying to work together As we did looking for things to scream a a racist about wed All be a lot better  Mike Schueller Mannheim Germany reversing the dream in regards to the letter a getting the message a a. How on Earth can you say a a it a a Black thing you  understand Quot when you have no clue who i am i along with Many of my colleagues understand the message that your shirt is trying to project and sympathize for the death of those great men but feel you re doing More damage than Good. Saying i will not understand because of my race is being quite prejudiced yourself and with that you Are reversing the dream of Equality that those men fought and died for. In your letter you say a they spoke for Equality and against injustice. They Only tried to right the wrongs of prejudice. Until you understand that Point it will continue to be a Black thing and you still wont  Are you not saying that just because i am White i cannot understand you also say that you Are trying to promote Harmony to those who do understand and antagonize those who done to. Your final statement requires serious reflection on your part a something you obviously overlooked. You Are saying that you Are trying to unite Blacks and create friction with the Whites Are you not think about it Martin Luther King or. And Malcolm x stood for peace and equal rights. Do yourself a favor and take a tip from them. A Bill Caruthers Lakenheath England War on prejudice this is in response to the writers who stated that those of us who Are not Black a a won to understand because you Arentt Black and you never will  one does no to have to be Black to understand that there is prejudice in our world. One does no to have to be Black to understand what effect the murders of Malcolm x and Martin Luther King or. Had on Black people. Their assassinations affected other Peoples too a to say otherwise is like saying a fkr a assassination Only affected White people and if you weren to White Quot you  understand Quot Martin Luther King or. Was fighting All prejudice not just against Blacks a so his death was a loss to All of us. However his words and works live on. Nve Are Alt reared with certain prejudices whether we get them from our families or our Peers. We must break the Cycle and raise our children to be color Blind race Blind religion Blind and sex Blind. Isnit that a Small Way that everyone can contribute to the War on prejudice so that these men and Many others shall not have died in vain a Jan e. Cannon Raf Lakenheath England editor s note a i letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are a blushed daily in this space. All Etters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. Too letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.tv not reality after Reading the letter from the health care provider in Wiesbaden my wife also a professional nurse and i opened every dictionary that we could find trying to find All the inherent sexual innuendos affiliated with the word  we  find any. It would seem Given the absurd plot of Doogie Howser . And its close parallel to reality As we All know it anybody who would explode Over any subject expression or topic presented in any episode is missing the purpose of the show and that is Light Fluffy amusement. The purpose of watching the show is for its intrinsic entertainment value the Paradox of a child doctor not for relative social commentary. That is what news shows Are for. Any health care provider who watches that show and is experiencing distress Over its depiction of doctors nurses lab technicians or the authenticity of hospitals in general needs to reassess their need and ability to work with patients and the Public As a whole. Very rarely does the Media Ever portray reality As it is. Who wants to sit and watch a realistic portrayal of an average person doing a Boring Job the networks have to spice it up and make it interesting or they can to sell it to the sponsors and us. I can think of a lot of clinical words to describe a Call for a ban on a harmless advertisement using the word a dynamite a i think a a dude should suffice. A Timothy g. Ocmer Riyadh saudi Arabia a we should not judge a few weeks ago i read a couple of letters to the editor on the Issue of the standing of Gays in gods sight. I was very disappointed to see a few replies from people who quoted from the Law Given to Moses. They were attempting to answer a question where in the Bible god condemns homosexuality. The problem is that our Christian friends seem to have forgotten or never knew that a by the works of the Law no flesh shall be justified Gal. 2 16. None of us can keep those commandments that were Given to Moses perfectly and so the apostle explains that to attempt to be justified by the Law is vain Gal. 3 3-4 5 1-6. A Jesus being perfect kept the perfect Law. We Are not perfect. Neither i nor you nor a Gay nor anyone can keep the Law. Now then if our righteousness is letters to the editor imputed to us by the Merit of our redeemer Why do we boast As if it was ours All along anything that is not perfect is an abomination to god. You Are an abomination to god. I am an abomination to god. However for those who can see and understand their imperfections and accept Jesus As their Savior they Are justified by their Faith. These Are not under the Law Given to Moses nor any Laws of Man but Are under Grace and follow the Law of love. I am not condoning the lifestyle of Gays or anyone else but neither will i condemn them John 8 1-11. I done to know their hearts but i believe the lord does. I think he is quite capable of dealing justly and mercifully with All his creatures and in due time he will. It would be Nice if we christians could set the Best examples we possibly can and not see ourselves As the Best example there is. A Mike Askew Rota Spain a people need to change i am writing to All the people out there who hide behind the phrases a a that a the Way the army works a a that s the army for a a and the most famous a a that a the Way the system  these simple phrases Are used As an escape for people who do not want to do their Job and have Cost me for one a great Deal. I have almost lost my family have been put in an financial bind and my promotion has been delayed by four months. Although i have respect for rank i have lost a great Deal of respect for the people behind the rank. If it were not for a few a a Good fellow soldiers i would have lost my mind by now. Everyone from the highest ranking person to the civilian behind the desk that i have been involved with has used these phrases sometimes followed by lies just to get me out of their hair. The a a system is operated As Well As the military by people. The military is changing daily for the better. Is it not about time for the people to change also i think these people need to look in the Mirror and ask themselves would i want someone passing my family off with a a that a the Way the system operates Quot i should think not. How easy we forget where we come from. I have not Given up. I have always been taught to a do the right things and i will stick to that. Thanks to some Good cos and some caring individuals i am slowly putting my life Back together. A pvt. 2 John r. 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