Though we lament the recent explosion of young, female sex columnists all attempting to follow lamely in the wake of Carrie Bradshaw, we do understand that Rachel Axelbank's job as a 'Prince' columnist is to cover sex. Her most recent foray into the realm of sex writing ('Summer lovin', had me a blast. Or not.' Street, Sept. 9), however, raises some questions in our minds.
If Axelbank was merely looking to complain about her own summer and win a few grins from her readers, did she really have to do so in such a vulgar manner? Three cheers to freedom of speech and all that; Axelbank has all the right in the world — as a writer and a female — to be open and vocal about her sexuality (though what she hopes to gain from such honesty we cannot determine).
What is bothersome is the tone the article takes. Discussing sex in a crass and tasteless manner does not make one a liberated, sexually-free woman. Quite the opposite. Such pithy phrases as "pootie tang," "cobwebs in her panties," and "porking the circling buzzard" degrade both the writer and the subject matter.
Sexual liberation is a wonderful thing, but there's no need to toss one's dignity aside in an attempt to declare it. Iris Blasi '03 Hilary Boller '04
Anonymous donations are the purest donations
Regarding 'Bloomberg gift funds ellipse dorm' (Sept. 10): The article forgot the most important reason — and most unselfish reason — for why some givers give anonymously. Charity is about the work done with the money, not about aggrandizing the donor. The donor who gives and asks nothing in return — not publicity, not a named building — is the one who was given for the purest of reasons. Craig J. Albert New York, N.Y.
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