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Students shouldn't care so much about trivialities

TO THE EDITOR:

Chill out"" people.

I'm sick of reading letters to the editor and editorials where people are getting angry about the stupidest things and demanding ""justice.""

My biggest complaint with this whole school is that everybody is obsessed with pretending they're an obnoxious adult.

You run around trying so hard to be boring" serious politically correct adults that nobody laughs off the absurdities in their life.

Instead you can't let anything trivial go you over-dramaticize every problem and you automatically assume that everything that doesn't subscribe to your specific" politically correct viewpoint is some abhorrent injustice that must be stopped. Yesterday's letters to the editor epitomized this pathetic trend. For example:

""DTH should cover football as much as basketball"": Only a small group of people actually make a living from sports. For the rest of us" it's just entertainment.

Which is more important to cover? Neither" they are both just games.

""Condom advertisement was offensive and crude"": Guess what girls? You are beautiful. You should take it as a compliment that guys fantasize about you 24/7; it's not an insult. And yes — lust is the best way to get our attention"" advertisement or otherwise.

""Singing of alma mater should be classy"" not rude"": Seriously" man? Everyone knows it's all in good fun and if it gets the kids more excited then it's a good idea.

The list goes on. The point is: chill out get over yourselves and learn to accept the fact that other people don't see things the way you do. Please stop getting so worked up.



Stephen Bloemeke 

Junior

Communication Studies


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