Good Ole' Small Town IGNORANCE...
Dear Diary,
Upon arriving home to my parents farm last night, I decided to sit and read our local paper while I waited for my parents to get home from my brother's basketball game. That's when I noticed this article...
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WHAT IS WITH JOSEPH IN PINK?
Dear Editor,
Have you noticed those nativity scenes with Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus displayed on front lawns? What's with Joseph in pretty pink?
No Doubt Mary is lovely in blue when she is displayed by herself, but next to her husband in pink?
Would you put a pink outfit on your baby boy, no, because you want the world to know you have a son. Neither would we want to see the man of the house in pink.
This color reversal is obviously an oversight, but a brush and a little brown paint (anything but pink) would do wonders, because all Joseph wants for Christmas is his dignity back.
Sharon Richter,
Fennimore, WI
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I was SO angry that I went online and submitted a response to the editor myself. I received this email in my mailbox this morning!
............
Thanks so much for your editorial submission. We are glad to publish
it. (P.S. We think it's well written & thought out too)
On Dec 22, 2005, at 8:53 PM, Dingbaum, Mark A wrote:
> Dear Courier Press Opinion Page Editor,
>
> I would like to submit the following article to your opinion page.
> .....................
> JOSEPH LOOKS JUST FINE IN PINK!
>
>
> Dear Editor,
>
> In regards to Sharon Richter's letter to the editor in
> the December 21st issue of the Currier Press, I am quite upset by
> the inconsiderate, sexist remarks that were made during a season
> that is suppose to signify acceptance and love for all.
>
> Why does the color of clothing worn by Mary and Joseph
> really matter? After all, they are simply religious symbols and
> there is no REAL way to justify the EXACT colors that Mary and
> Joseph wore at the birth of Jesus.
>
> What's more disturbing, however, is the claim that boys
> cannot wear pink. I sincerely hope that we are not living in a
> world where men and women are limited to stereotypical, gender-
> specific colors. If that's the case, perhaps women should not play
> sports and men should not be allowed to cook either! Both of which
> are gender-specific stereotypes. Both of which limit the freedoms
> of gender identity and expression. If men should not be allowed to
> wear pink because it removes their dignity, I hesitate to think in
> what other ways stereotypical gender roles, if enforced, could
> limit men and women.
>
> To answer the question posed by Ms. Richter... YES, I
> would dress a baby boy in pink because I would NOT want him to grow
> up ignorant and believe that we are living in a world where men and
> women are limited to old and illogical stereotypical gender roles.
> I would let my child be free to express his gender in whatever way
> made him a more comfortable and open-minded individual.
>
> Mark Anthony Dingbaum
> Iowa City, IA
> ......................
>
> Thank you very much! I appreciate your interest and ability to
> fight for the equality of all people, regardless of their gender or
> sexual orientation. I grew up on a farm near Seneca Wisconsin and
> currently attend school at the University of Iowa. If you need to
> contact me, my cell is 608.606.1557.
>
> Yours in Service,
> Mark Anthony
..............
HURRAY for LIBERAL MEDIA!!!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Mark*Anthony
Upon arriving home to my parents farm last night, I decided to sit and read our local paper while I waited for my parents to get home from my brother's basketball game. That's when I noticed this article...
............
WHAT IS WITH JOSEPH IN PINK?
Dear Editor,
Have you noticed those nativity scenes with Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus displayed on front lawns? What's with Joseph in pretty pink?
No Doubt Mary is lovely in blue when she is displayed by herself, but next to her husband in pink?
Would you put a pink outfit on your baby boy, no, because you want the world to know you have a son. Neither would we want to see the man of the house in pink.
This color reversal is obviously an oversight, but a brush and a little brown paint (anything but pink) would do wonders, because all Joseph wants for Christmas is his dignity back.
Sharon Richter,
Fennimore, WI
............
I was SO angry that I went online and submitted a response to the editor myself. I received this email in my mailbox this morning!
............
Thanks so much for your editorial submission. We are glad to publish
it. (P.S. We think it's well written & thought out too)
On Dec 22, 2005, at 8:53 PM, Dingbaum, Mark A wrote:
> Dear Courier Press Opinion Page Editor,
>
> I would like to submit the following article to your opinion page.
> .....................
> JOSEPH LOOKS JUST FINE IN PINK!
>
>
> Dear Editor,
>
> In regards to Sharon Richter's letter to the editor in
> the December 21st issue of the Currier Press, I am quite upset by
> the inconsiderate, sexist remarks that were made during a season
> that is suppose to signify acceptance and love for all.
>
> Why does the color of clothing worn by Mary and Joseph
> really matter? After all, they are simply religious symbols and
> there is no REAL way to justify the EXACT colors that Mary and
> Joseph wore at the birth of Jesus.
>
> What's more disturbing, however, is the claim that boys
> cannot wear pink. I sincerely hope that we are not living in a
> world where men and women are limited to stereotypical, gender-
> specific colors. If that's the case, perhaps women should not play
> sports and men should not be allowed to cook either! Both of which
> are gender-specific stereotypes. Both of which limit the freedoms
> of gender identity and expression. If men should not be allowed to
> wear pink because it removes their dignity, I hesitate to think in
> what other ways stereotypical gender roles, if enforced, could
> limit men and women.
>
> To answer the question posed by Ms. Richter... YES, I
> would dress a baby boy in pink because I would NOT want him to grow
> up ignorant and believe that we are living in a world where men and
> women are limited to old and illogical stereotypical gender roles.
> I would let my child be free to express his gender in whatever way
> made him a more comfortable and open-minded individual.
>
> Mark Anthony Dingbaum
> Iowa City, IA
> ......................
>
> Thank you very much! I appreciate your interest and ability to
> fight for the equality of all people, regardless of their gender or
> sexual orientation. I grew up on a farm near Seneca Wisconsin and
> currently attend school at the University of Iowa. If you need to
> contact me, my cell is 608.606.1557.
>
> Yours in Service,
> Mark Anthony
..............
HURRAY for LIBERAL MEDIA!!!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Mark*Anthony