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Recovery Ordinance, but our response can
and should run far deeper and resonate
more meaningfully.
Pundits are fond of saying global
warming is destroying our children’s fu-
ture. At the same time, our children re-
main excluded from a political process that
gravely affects them. I propose that the city
of Eugene expand its democratic base and
give our children the vote.
Enfranchise children. It is their due as
citizens. They may, I am sure, exercise
the right more wisely than we have. They
could hardly do worse.
Otis Haschemeyer
Eugene
STOP CRYING PRIVILEGE
Can we please stop using “white privi-
lege” as a blanket term to shame people so
we can stand proudly on our self-appoint-
ed soapboxes (Letters, June 8)? I get the
frustration about drivers as I walk around
downtown myself. Though I am more wor-
ried about being mugged or assaulted than
someone being white.
Ms. Moore (6/8), if you want to talk
about how the city treats the homeless,
fine. How drivers act when pedestrians
have the right of way, even better. But say-
ing that the driver in the Volvo is impatient
because of “white privilege,” when it has
more to with them being a jerk, is such a
knee-jerk reaction.
When an actual example of white privi-
lege happens, the word will no longer have
meaning. People will have been desensi-
tized because of self-imposed social justice
warriors crying wolf. Save the passion and
anger for the right causes. Stop using buzz-
words to fight injustices just to mark some-
thing off your moral feel good check list.
James Ready
Springfield
HOW TO BE A FEMINIST
Hi Mr. Chad Anderson [Letters, May
11]: In my last letter I promised you some
suggestions for how to be effective as my
feminist ally.
Support equal pay for equal work. Find
out if your female coworkers are paid less
than you are, and demand that they get
raises until they have pay equity.
Criticize the capitalist system that
profits off unpaid or underpaid female la-
bor. Demand that parenting become a paid
position, with guaranteed income for full-
time parents. Demand that childcare, elder-
care and care for disabled adults become
living-wage jobs. Support increased fund-
ing for welfare cash assistance for moth-
ers, remembering that the average welfare
mother is 30, divorced, with two kids and
fleeing domestic violence.
Stand up against the objectification of
women. Stop your friends from making
jokes and comments sexualizing women’s
bodies. Do not consume pornography.
Tell your male friends to get off their
video games and get to work. Recent stud-
ies show that among people aged 18-30
who are unemployed and not looking for
work, greater than 90 percent of women
are engaged in unpaid caregiving or house-
keeping, while greater than 90 percent of
men are playing video games.
There is plenty of unpaid work to do
in your family, household and communi-
ty, and there is no rational reason women
should be doing the bulk of it.
Kara Huntermoon
Eugene
A Musical Fable
Gypsy
June 16-25
The Mildred Baker
Fund for the Arts
Amy Adams, director
Th e Shedd Choral Society
Gustav Holst: Selection from “6 Folk Songs”
Tuesday, June 20 - 7:30 pm free
Nellie
McKay
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