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Mssrs. Connolly and Tufano's column of December 2, 1978, objecting to the Editorial Board's refusal to run the Playboy advertisement for Radcliffe models, rests on the assumption that the advertisement is political/philosophical and therefore must be accepted, while an advertisement placed by De Beers to sell diamonds is economic/commercial and therefore need not be accepted. This is a false distinction, and your reasoning fosters the belief that sexism is not a valid issue while racism...
...another; the sale of diamonds by a company which is a mainstay of the regime perpetuates both aspects. Similarly, a society which channels women into clerical jobs, housewifing and waitressing as opposed to either technical/bluecollar or professional work, is making a statement which is both economic and political; Playboy's selling of the image of woman as prostitute and sex object perpetuates sexual harassment at the workplace--the mentality which holds that women cannot supervise men or be assigned responsible duties and the notion that women can be excluded from higher-paying jobs, benefitting men as a class, because their...
...CRIMSON rejected the ad because the paper through the ad would have been aiding Playboy in its search for a pictorial that will degrade Radcliffe women and women in general, further enforcing sexist attitudes. Some people will, no doubt, object that The Crimson is being paternalistic. If the ad were to run, they will argue, Radcliffe women surely would have the ability to make an intelligent choice on whether or not to pose for a few hundred dollars. We quite agree. Our point is simply that The Crimson does not want to be party in any way to Playboy...
...Crimson will continue its general policy on political ads or policy statements by corporations. (The Crimson would, for example, accept an ad from Playboy defending its search for "Women of the Ivy League.") In addition, The Crimson will continue to accept regular advertising from Playboy and other such publications. Some people will undoubtedly protest that our decision is inconsistent because regular subscription ads contribute to sexism as much as ads soliciting models. Yet, it is not simply the degree of sexism in Mr. Chan's advertisement to which we object; rather, it is that the ad would involve The Crimson...
...CRIMSON has chosen to act where it could do the most good--the decision to avoid participating in any way in the production of Playboy assures the Crimson that it will not have any influence whatsoever on the magazine's editorial content on a national level. (The idea that The Crimson could ever exert a positive influence on the content of Playboy is, of course, absurd.) On a local level, our running subscription ads from Playboy may influence a small number of people at Harvard to buy the magazine. Although it is a difficult decision, we are confident that whatever...