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Those Prudish Philadelphians
In response to the letter from the woman who had a special relationship with her dog, the philly.com website posted the following letter from another reader:
I never thought I would see the day that I would not encourage my children to read the paper. [Insert prudish Main Line Philadelphia sniff here.] Each day, I'd bring home the Daily News and leave it on the coffee table, reminding the kids how much can be learned from reading the newspaper. [rofl]
On April 10, that ended. During my daily read, I came across a column that started out innocently enough - a question from a woman who is lonely when her boyfriend is out of town. Further reading revealed that this woman eases her loneliness by having sexual intercourse with her dog. I stopped reading the paper, the last Daily News I will ever buy.
I understand that this woman has a serious issue, which needs to be addressed immediately. [Um, yeah. That's why she's so fond of the dog.] But I don't understand why the editors felt our daily newspaper was the forum [not to be confused with "Forum"].
Non-news subjects can be a significant part of the paper, but deviate [Do you know the difference between a verb and an adjective?] sexual behavior has no place here. I hope that poor woman finds professional help.
And I hope every parent was lucky enough to toss the April 10 Daily News before it made it to their coffee table.
H.A. Prickett [aka some 13 year old boy with a penchant for bathroom humor], Philadelphia
AM(beware of smiling dogs, men)M
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