European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 letters to the editor wednesday january 19,1994 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan comr Nander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher news editor. Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manei City editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 or Postrach 11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255. 282, 226,326. Sports ext. 225,269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230,245, 341. Letters to editor ext 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, r6merstr. 104, 69126 Heidelberg cab 419, Box 1318. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-23421. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts of supplements does not constitute endorse ment by Tyve department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Unwelcome jokes in reference to the recent article concerning the de Jam comedy concert . 24such comedians reinforce stereotypes promote racism and increase polarization Between groups. The Pur pose of humor is to lighten an Atmo sphere make people Happy or promote Harmony. Racial ethnic sexist joking does none of these things. The stars and stripes is seen As a newspaper for the military overseas. Many people forget it works independently from the military and May not Al ways share the military viewpoint. Be cause of this the paper has a responsibility to remember who its Audi ence is when reporting information. The use of racial and sexual slurs in the article was not appropriate accept Able or necessary. The newspaper has had a Long and positive relationship wit the military. We feel it needs to work with the Mili tary to promote equal Opportunity and to deny visibility or emphasis to those ple or groups who support racism and sexual harassment. Giving so much emphasis whether intentional or not implies approval. Some viewers May not be of the Opin Ion that the show was billed adults Only so the audience should be aware. Such Billing does not mean the audience was aware of the nature of the show or what the comedians would do. Some viewers May also classify this show As Freedom of this also May be True in a civilian environment but the military is uniquely different. There Are some limitations of our Freedom for Rea sons of Good order and discipline. This letter represents the views of the men and women of the social actions of fice on Rhein main a. Capt. Lisa a. Mead Rhein main a Germany thanks to bus Monitor observing a bus Stop in the morning one might see verbal or fist fights Rock throwing and other scuffles. A bus Monitor or Parent Steps in to Stop it. One might see an angry or unhappy child and then observe a bus Monitor or Parent say an encouraging word or give the child a Pat on the Back. A smile May appear on the child s face and he she then May go on to have a Good Day because of a couple of car ing words. One might observe younger children pushing and shoving to get on the bus first. A bus Monitor in a from voice Calls out no pushing please ? As a Parent walking her kindergarten daughter to the bus Stop each morning i look Forward to seeing a bus Monitor accept his her duty take charge and con verse with the children in an encouraging Way. I am thankful that the bus Monitor is there to look put for the safety of the children on the Way to and from school. And thanks for All the encouraging words and pats on the Back you give to the Chil Dren at the bus Stop. These children Are our future and helping a child who May not even be your own May change the direction of his life in a positive Way. Kathyl Lymes Hanau Germany Uncertain a number of letters have been published regarding evolution is. Creationism. Most of the creationism letters have pointed out various problems with and interpretations of the evidence sup porting the theory of evolution. These letters have used this As support to ques Tion the Validity of the theory of evolution. If contradictory statements and interpretations Are enough to invalidate a doctrine or theory then christianity is in trouble and should look for a source other than the Bible for support. There Are vast disagreements on the interpretations of single verses in the Bible. There Are literally hundreds of variations of christianity based on those interpretations. There Are Many contradictory statements scattered throughout the Bible. A person can grasp in his hands a Dino Saur Bone. This Fossil evidence alone indicates the Earth is millions if not Bil Lions of years old. The Fossil evidence also indicates that during the time of the dinosaurs there were no mammals such As humans cattle or whales. If the first chapter of genesis is taken literally whales were created on the fourth Day of Earth s existence cattle on the fifth and Man on the sixth. Does this prove that creationism is wrong no but it does show there is another Side to the Story. When the contradictory statements and interpretations of the Bible As Well As the notion that there May not even be a creator Are taken into account creationism is not on As solid a foundation As its adherents would have people believe. I firmly support a previous letter writer s Contention that it is less important where we came from than where we Are going. Are we going to fight about this or Are we going to learn to accept our differences of opinion and work together to create a world that children can be brought into without fearing for them master sgt. Michael listen Scilen Kirchon Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write Tous. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and in clude address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to let ters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary Media can t skate around trend to find trends by Mike littwin you have heard the latest on Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. These Days the news is not enough. Now we must discover the trend that drives the news. A Newsweek cover awaits. Let s see. Tonya Harding s sex husband and bodyguard hired a hit Man As alleged to whack rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan s knee because greed supposedly dead in the 80s, is making a comeback. There s something about skating on ice As professional hockey surely proves that provokes violent behaviour. The world of figure skating has be come so superheated that the introduction of hit men to the sport was inevitable meaning you May soon see big Guys named Freddy the weasel in a Leotard. You think i m kidding right i m not. A Reuters news service Story included this observation with the stakes so High one sports marketer put the potential value of a Ker Rigan Victory in the olympics As High As $10 million in the first year some say such incidents were bound to bound to happen we were bound to read an alleged transcript of an alleged tape recording made by the alleged hit Man who so botched the Job that All he allegedly did was put Kerrigan in the Hospital for three hours Heck in the old Days when a Guy broke somebody s leg it stayed broke anyway the transcript q Why Don t we just kill her a we Don t need to kill her. Let s just hit her in the this is not a trend Story. This happened once. It won t happen again in the wide wide world of sports. Why does everything have to be a trend Story from the Menendez Broth ers child abuse to the cheerleader mom stage mothers ? i guess it s a Way of justifying our interest in what Are basically Freak shows for instance the Bobbitt Case. They be tried a few spins on that one when the truth is the Bobbitt have nothing important to say about the relationship Between men and women. This is All about penises. If Lorena Bobbitt had sliced off John Wayne Bobbin s thumb we d have never heard of her. The Story is so big because it gives ple License to the say the a word. The Media have been covering the Bobbitt trial As if it were the Clarence Thomas hearings which were about something. If you want a trend try voyeurism. Of course that s about As new As greed. If the cops have it right it appears that greed is the driving Force in the Kerrigan Harding Story. The Media have been trying to make this a trend Story from the beginning. First it was about escalation of Vio Lence and the Lack of a Safe Haven even for famous figure skaters. Then it was about celebrity fixation in the Monica Seles tradition. One columnist even posed that the attack suggested the All too familiar violent reaction of men to Ward successful and assertive women. Actually if the charges prove to be Correct there is a trend Here. It s the old Story of How pathological behaviour leads inevitably to a movie of the week. C Trie Baltimore Sun of whys that. Caulk fiction our in 5. Go cheap really hour Wou Pyou painful to Kojo Wahaj uhoi5thi5? us. Mom.117olp you Matt Haj Nev a toa107h�k Call a
