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Geoffrey C. Upton's column "Seeing Kiss 108 in Black and White" (Dec. 2) is riddled with muddled contradictions and false comparisons. While Upton rightly asserts that "the fact that America has black icons...does not mean that racism has vanished from our lives," he disregards this affirmation by calling for a multi-racial democracy based on promoting "black" culture in "white" media, for example by featuring Brandy and Monica on Kiss 108--as if playing "The Boy is Mine" ad nauseum could serve as a catalyst for bridging America's racial divisions...
Rustin C. Silverstein '99 is a government concentrator in Lowell House. His column appears on alternate Mondays...
Sarah B. Jacoby '99 is a history and science concentrator in Mather House. Her column appears on alternate Mondays...
Although this column deals with race, I will not start with qualifications, hesitations and disclaimers. I will not apologize for discussing the issue even though I am not a person of color, or plead ignorance...
...bite our tongues as the panelists at Monday night's forum did. We will not find our "common ground in human experience" unless we first agree to speak frankly and explore our uncommon ground. Marshall I. Lewy '99-'00 is a history and literature concentrator in Leverett House. His column appears on alternate Fridays...