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...were most upset by the recent letter from Derek T. Ho '96, senior editor of Perspective, in which Ho described Philippine Forum cultural festivals as "masturbatory," offering nothing but "bad food, bad music, and Filipino cultural pride, all for the low price of $26,000" ("Lat Should Eat His Own Words." Opinion...
...find this attack on our cultural background unconscionable and also irrelevant to Ho's criticism of David B. Lat's column. It demonstrates an insensitivity to minority concerns by Ho. To attack our culture because he disagrees with Lat's position on homosexuality is irresponsible. We resent the charge that the food we prepare and the music we play--the food and music of our parents and our community--are "bad." What right does Ho have to pass judgment on our rich and diverse heritage...
...scattered ruminations on National Coming Out Day ("Those 'Happy Homos,'" Opinion, Oct. 18, 1994), David B. Lat mocks and belittles the sincere attempts of the Harvard lesbigay community to gather together in order to celebrate a common identity, and to share in that celebration with friends, neighbors and colleagues...
...surprising that Lat, no friend of minority concerns, feels such empathy with this tiny handful of people...
...should take Lat's comments for what they are: knee-jerk opposition to anything and everything gay, for reasons of fear, antipathy, or envy. --Derek T. Ho, '96 Senior Editor, Perspective