LETTERS TO L.A. LIFE : COMING-OUT EPISODE OF `ELLEN' DRAWS READERS' MIXED REACTIONS.Did I miss something? When did an individual's sexual preference become so important that it should be played up in the newspapers and on TV for days on end? What a relief it was on May 1 to open my morning paper and not see any photos or articles pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to ``Ellen's coming out party '' How, in the name of all that is sane sane (san) sound in mind. sane adj. Of sound mind; mentally healthy. sane and sensible, did this event become so newsworthy news·wor·thy adj. news·wor·thi·er, news·wor·thi·est Of sufficient interest or importance to the public to warrant reporting in the media. news ? Personally, I am not interested in what anyone does in their bedroom, but after all the media hype hype 1 Slang n. 1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial. 2. , I wouldn't have watched that show if I had been interested. I don't believe that TV shows are the place to make that kind of a statement. Supposedly, TV shows, such as ``Ellen,'' are made for entertainment and that subject matter is not entertaining. With all the hullabaloo going right now about banning smoking and drinking on TV because it promotes a dangerous and unhealthy lifestyle unhealthy lifestyle Public health A dissipated personal modus operandum, which may be characterized by one or more of the following: substance abuse–eg, alcohol, drug and/or tobacco use, debauchery, sexual promiscuity and/or teenage pregnancy, poor sleep , perhaps ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. should have used a little more discretion in pushing ``Ellen'' so hard. Did I miss something else? Was I sleeping when the announcement was made that a cure for AIDS has finally been found? - Pat Darling Winnetka So the ``Ellen'' episode aired, May Day followed and the Earth was not swallowed up. Neither was it saved. There are some who have labeled her ``Ellen DeGenerate degenerate /de·gen·er·ate/ (de-jen´er-at) to change from a higher to a lower form. degenerate /de·gen·er·ate/ (de-jen´er-at) characterized by degeneration. ,'' hiding behind a cloak of biblical thought, as if that cloak were meant to harm, not protect. Some could counter with ``Ellen DeGenerous.'' In her ``20/20'' interview, it was revealed that gay teens are two to three times as likely to think about committing suicide. Ellen can be applauded for wanting to reach those teens, if that was her intent. But that still is about labels and none of it is the point. Sexuality is a sacred thing, regardless of where one stands personally within its fluid spectrum. Whether one is private or public in the matter, that sacredness is something we must each guard, alone, in our most profound moments. That is certainly not something we garner from any television show, any newspaper, or any forum outside ourselves and our sacredness. Jeanine D'Elia Granada Hills U.S. firms, protest groups and affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. I'm a little sick of these groups thinking they have the right to tell U.S. companies what to show, who to hire and in what positions. If all these people are so brilliant in everything, start your own business. Fair has nothing to do with it, if so we wouldn't have had affirmative action that takes jobs from qualified persons to give to totally unqualified persons. It certainly isn't a right to have any job you want just because you're Latino, African-American, Indian, Arab or whatever. Qualified should be the name of the game, not carrying signs demonstrating and demanding. I can't stand Howard Stern, but who are Latinos or any other group to tell American businesses what they can do or not do. They don't own them. I'm tired of all the apologizing to these groups. They owe no apology apology [Gr.,=defense], literary work that defends, justifies, or clarifies an author's ideas or point of view. Unlike the ordinary use of the word, the literary use neither implies that wrong has been done nor expresses regret. for who they hire and how they want to run their company. Don't give inches then you don't have to worry about giving miles. Just like an unqualified police chief being given a large sum to be a consultant? Please give me and the rest to the U.S. citizens a break. Del Richards Rich·ards , Dickinson Woodruff 1895-1973. American physician. He shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for developing cardiac catheterization. Woodland Hills May sweeps frustration prompts VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. strategy Do the network executives and advertisers really think that May sweeps means anything? As a viewer, I think May sweeps should be renamed VCR Month or ``Honey, do we have enough video tapes?'' ``Roseanne'' and ``Mad About You'' have both been moved around the schedule so much that now they are head to head. Do these executives really think we are going to miss Roseanne's last show or the birth of the Buchman's baby? If there are more than two shows on that we want to watch, then I coordinate with my sister and/or friends to make sure we have all the shows on tape. We can't be the only viewers that have learned how to get around this craziness. What else are we to watch until the next sweeps, reruns? Rosemarie Jasinski Chatsworth CAPTION(S): photo |
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