Like men, women perpetuate gender and sexual stereotypes
Melissa Waage '01's April 24 column, "Fighting with seduction," was clearly well-intentioned but equally obviously ill-informed. To complain that women are somehow disadvantaged because popular culture holds that "sexuality is the key to female strength" ignores the indisputable fact that males are currently viewed in the same light as females. Yes, "men always have — and always will focus on [females'] breasts." However, can Waage honestly deny that nowadays women focus just as much on men's butts (or other similarly lust-producing anatomical features)?
I would respectfully suggest that too many females have joined too many of their male counterparts in focusing on the physical attributes of the opposite (or same) sex instead of their intellectual or spiritual qualities in assessing their sexual attractiveness. In doing so, I would further respectfully suggest that women have lost the sexual revolution begun in the 1960s. Worse, they failed to save men from the idiocy of their preexisting ways. In short, women have proved that they are no more deserving of the moral high ground in the matter of sexual relationships. On the other hand, nobody in his or her right mind can honestly deny that far more women than men have been misused, oppressed, taken advantage of and otherwise mistreated by their male counterparts since our evolutionary predecessors began separating into two sexes. James R. Nichols, Jr.
Headline misrepresented Shapiro's stance on Li issue
On the front page of the April 18 issue of the 'Prince,' the headline, "Shapiro calls for release of Li GS '88," is both incorrect and misleading. As a matter of fact, President Shapiro restrained himself from using the word "release," and the title overstretched his original meaning. It also misled readers into believing that Shapiro actually called for his release.
In the letter, Shapiro only calls for the quick solution of Li's detention by the Chinese authority. Xinping Zhu GS
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For the record, video cameras at CPUC meetings must not go
Alex Norbrook“The right to video record is essential as a tool of accountability. Video allows journalists, activists, and spectators to capture a moment beyond what is said — it can record how someone speaks, or how someone reacts to speech.”
“The right to video record is essential as a tool of accountability. Video allows journalists, activists, and spectators to capture a moment beyond what is said — it can record how someone speaks, or how someone reacts to speech.”
We need to keep breaking the glass ceiling of the ivory tower
Maria Luisa Vieira Parada“At Princeton, that means ensuring that there is upward career growth available for women. Women make up only 33 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty, the people who could be potentially in line for higher administrative leadership at the University.”
“At Princeton, that means ensuring that there is upward career growth available for women. Women make up only 33 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty, the people who could be potentially in line for higher administrative leadership at the University.”
Reactions: Guests respond to Eisgruber and Calhoun’s statements on protesting
Zeke DouglasRosenthal, Edward Yingling, and Wyatt BrowneGuests weigh in with their thoughts on free speech, institutional neutrality, and the role of the ‘Prince’ with respect to the University's statements on encampments.
Guests weigh in with their thoughts on free speech, institutional neutrality, and the role of the ‘Prince’ with respect to the University's statements on encampments.
