To the editor: After I objected to my daughter’s costume (or lack thereof) 45 years in the past when she was going out “clubbing” with a feminine buddy, I by no means heard the top of it for the subsequent 40 years (from my spouse and my daughter).
Columnist Robin Abcarian strikes the suitable word (“Shane Gillis’ dumb joke raised serious issues about women, fashion and sexuality,” Oct. 18). It’s the tone-deaf, patriarchal symphony that continues to play us with its jagged notes that must be dismantled.
Jerry Schaefer, Lengthy Seashore
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To the editor: It is vitally unhappy that at the moment’s younger women have been sexualized by social media, sexism, ads, and so on. This was not an issue that I noticed or skilled after I grew up in L.A. within the ‘50s and ‘60s.
That is why I’ve all the time advocated for necessary college uniforms in each private and non-private colleges. It is a normal apply in most Asian nations and lots of European nations. Not solely are college uniforms the nice financial equalizer, I imagine a college uniform encourages a extra skilled perspective to highschool studying typically.
Ann C. Hayman, Westwood
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To the editor: So long as my daughter, son or, within the case of Abcarian, niece lives in my home and isn’t paying lease, I anticipate them to respect my opinion and compromise.
We’re too afraid of our youngsters and bend over backward to accommodate their opinions. I name this “extremely democracy,” and it isn’t good for both celebration concerned.
Vicki Rupasinghe, Ojai
