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uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i feel good about life again and might be getting the hell out of here pretty soon after all. i don't wanna jinx it though so i'm not going to talk details yet.
soooooooooooooooooooo the school newspaper came out today. a professor - dr. duncan in the history department - wrote a letter to the editor in response to my pro-choice article. besides the fact that he misspelled my last name - which is enough to irritate me coming from a prof who had it spelled correctly for him all over the last issue - he basically said that it was inappropriate to have published my article the day after the election, because obama's election indicates "a new, more respectful ton in our politics is now possible" and that obama himself mentioned in the debates that his staff have mischaracterized pro-life advocates and that obama pledged to reduce the number of abortions, so "americans of all views on this difficult issue should do what they can to help president obama make that promise a reality, starting in january."
i was both frustrated and amused, and sent a letter to the editor of my own. i doubt it will be published because it's probably time for the saint to lay this issue to rest, but it would be cool if they did....
To the Editor:
In response to Dr. Duncan's letter to the editor: he both disrespectfully misspelled my last name and misinterpreted my point. I am not, never have been, and never will be, an Obama supporter. If Obama's election means a change in politics that involves censorship and only one view (the pro-life opinion) being expressed across the board, then I fear for the future.
-Emily Donohoe
but, on the other hand, i was pleasantly surprised by john lacrosse's response to my editorial. he e-mailed me a full version of it (it's WAY longer than the one published in the saint), and basically said that he respects me as a person, didn't want me to be offended personally, and that he would love it if i responded to his editorial in order to spark healthy discussion between both the two of us and in the "aquinas community." that is AWESOME. i love when people are open to hearing new ideas, and discussing rather than just arguing and dismissing others. i also thought his response was intelligent and well formulated, even if i disagree.
also, it's interesting that all of the most strong reactions to my article have come from men.
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!
soooooooooooooooooooo the school newspaper came out today. a professor - dr. duncan in the history department - wrote a letter to the editor in response to my pro-choice article. besides the fact that he misspelled my last name - which is enough to irritate me coming from a prof who had it spelled correctly for him all over the last issue - he basically said that it was inappropriate to have published my article the day after the election, because obama's election indicates "a new, more respectful ton in our politics is now possible" and that obama himself mentioned in the debates that his staff have mischaracterized pro-life advocates and that obama pledged to reduce the number of abortions, so "americans of all views on this difficult issue should do what they can to help president obama make that promise a reality, starting in january."
i was both frustrated and amused, and sent a letter to the editor of my own. i doubt it will be published because it's probably time for the saint to lay this issue to rest, but it would be cool if they did....
To the Editor:
In response to Dr. Duncan's letter to the editor: he both disrespectfully misspelled my last name and misinterpreted my point. I am not, never have been, and never will be, an Obama supporter. If Obama's election means a change in politics that involves censorship and only one view (the pro-life opinion) being expressed across the board, then I fear for the future.
-Emily Donohoe
but, on the other hand, i was pleasantly surprised by john lacrosse's response to my editorial. he e-mailed me a full version of it (it's WAY longer than the one published in the saint), and basically said that he respects me as a person, didn't want me to be offended personally, and that he would love it if i responded to his editorial in order to spark healthy discussion between both the two of us and in the "aquinas community." that is AWESOME. i love when people are open to hearing new ideas, and discussing rather than just arguing and dismissing others. i also thought his response was intelligent and well formulated, even if i disagree.
also, it's interesting that all of the most strong reactions to my article have come from men.
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!