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WHAT WAS MOST disturbing about yesterday's "Butting Heads" debate in this column ("What Is So Exciting?") was not that Mr. Ross found himself "mildly disgusted." Nor that Mr. Zucker refuses to feel guilty. What was most disturbing was that yet another discussion about (sexism) has chosen for its subject the annual swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated...
...again, it's the context that's significant. It's true, as Mr. Ross says, that SI's swimsuit issue is pornography. It's also true, as Mr. Zucker says, that SI is relatively harmless. The fact remains that this single photo spread is getting blown far out of proportion by both sides (and perhaps, therefore, this response is doomed to futility...
...about why there was such a furor over SI. He asked, "whom does this issue hurt?" As a single, sans-nudity, sans-violence "tribute to swimwear," probably no one in particular. Elle Macpherson was not only willing and happy to pose; she probably made a mint. And as Mr. Zucker suggests, those who don't like it aren't forced to read...
...Zucker is right when he says that SI has "just given us what we asked for." And the fact that this harmless issue is, in fact, so harmless, by comparison, is closer to what is truly wrong with our society...
Penn at Harvard Brown at Dartmouth Columbia at Cornell Yale at Princeton Last Week Year to Date Jeffrey A. Zucker President Harvard, 23-21 Dartmouth, 17-16 Cornell, 17-14 Princeton, 35-31 4-1 33-7 .825 Nick Wurf Sports Editor Harvard, 21-18 Brown,27-7 Cornell, 38-6 Princeton,25-12 3-2 30-10 .750 Bob Cunha Staff Writer Penn, 23-21 Brown, 10-9 Columbia, 24-10 Princeton, 31-17 3-2 28-12 .700 Wally Rutecki '83 Wide Receiver Cult Figure Guest Selector Harvard, 24-17 Dartmouth, 17-14 Cornell, 28-7 Princeton...