To the Editor,
While I understand that some purport the idea articulated by Alexander Tullis that “men are men and women provoke them” or “you have women who complain about how they don’t have equal rights and about how they’re not treated equally; yet you have other women who dress in a way which puts them down like that.” In addition to having obvious problems with that statement (i.e. why doesn’t a woman have the right to dress a particular way and not be subject to “scary” behavior on the count of her “gentleman” counterparts, what in the world sort of correlation is there between dress and equal rights?) I am particularly disturbed by the writer’s conclusion “What happened to Soto is exactly the kind of thing Tullis warned about.”
Well, those whores. Maybe we should put a scarlet A on women who dress a certain way. I’m probably asking for it if I wear a short skirt that I like, or if I feel like wearing a tank top, I’m surely asking for it (again, what is it that I’m asking for?). Or better yet, why not hold men accountable for their actions instead of putting the entire onus on women?
Jesus Christ, I’m way too old for this... really... I’m tired, I can’t read stuff like this anymore.
S.B.
UB Student
Dear Peter Scheck,
My quoted words in the “Spooky to Skanky” article in Generation Volume 24, Issue 8 referred to the unwanted attention that women may receive if they dress in a provocative manner.
It referred to the idea that a woman has already disrespected herself if she dresses in a way that is disrespectful, and leads to her being disrespected. Somehow, these words of mine have been transformed by some in the UB community into me suggesting that it’s a woman’s fault if she is sexually assaulted.
First of all, it should be noted that neither the expression “sexual assault” nor the word “rape” are used in the entire article. Furthermore, when Dana Carroll interviewed me, these words were not mentioned and our discussion was certainly not in that context.
For the record, I stand by the belief that a man has absolutely no excuse to sexually assault a woman. Even though I am campus minister of the Commons Christian Fellowship, I don’t have to go to the Bible to know that. The Bible expresses the same truth, but it’s a basic rule of any civilized society.
Sincerely,
Alexander Tullis
Campus Minister of Commons Christian Fellowship
Generation,
I appreciated the sobering commentary, by Jacob Drum, for UB students regarding the interest in alternative lifestyles in Allentown, and believe his message and solution are right on, though I find it interesting that of the hundreds of “cool searchers” that could have stopped by my alternative Buffalo Gallery, I know of only two cool girls from Brooklyn, whom have found that quality. They don’t know each other, though both were on that mission to compliment their UB time. Each visits repeatedly, and enjoyed progressively more, in time. Racheal, was a little dismayed to find that UB North is located so far out from the city, and so found this place intellectually and physically complimentary. Jacob realizes that your time here should be much more than a “Pose-a-thon consumer-fest.” Good luck “Souls-people!” You may see more at Buffalorising.com, by searching for Gallery 141B.
Sincerely,
Jim Collins
