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Readers Speak: Best of Web comments

Re: EMMC purchases Cutler

So what of us who have already paid for the Cutler Care Package for spring? Are the covered services the same? Will there be refunds if not? Unfortunately, the university has chosen not to give important information to the most important group – the patients. And what of the $1.3 million (quoted in BDN story) of student fees that used to be used to fund Cutler? Will all students be refunded that part of their fees? Seems doubtful.

- Randy Steele

Re: Turn off the TV and talk to a real woman

I’m not sure if the author will find some consolation in this, but it’s very telling that the “I like objectifying women” article has received more responses. What this means to me is that objectifying women has become an extremely inflammatory thing to do. Fewer people are going to let it slide when sexism rears its ugly head. As far as I’m concerned this argument goes beyond sexism and into the tyranny of dominant aesthetics. Not only should women and men feel comfortable about how they look, but also what they like to look at. Also, it should hopefully be apparent that if the things we’re looking at have personalities (like most women and men do), then judging them completely on our own likes and dislikes of visual aesthetics is an awful waste.

-Ryan Page