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Originally Posted by als463
People who always feel the need to write an "open letter" are far more offensive to me than any stupid statement made on television by a reporter, celebrity, etc. I'm so tired of seeing everyone feel the need to write letters to Gwyneth Paltrow because she said she works harder than other working mothers, or to Kanye because he did/ said something equally stupid. We get it. You're offended. This is just someone trying to get their 15 minutes of fame by riding on famous people and their dumb stunts.
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When it comes to "dumb stunts" and poorly thought out comments made by celebrities, sure. I can see how open letters can be seen as riding coattails.
But that doesn't seem to be what's happening in this case at all. Did you read the letter? 50 some-odd people signed their names to this. The chances that anyone would say to herself/himself, "I'm gonna be one of 50+ co-signers on an open letter to Fox so I can get my 15 minutes" are slim to none.
I applaud them for writing the letter.
DrPhil, with respect to the "Men would never insult..." comment, I interpreted that to mean, "
Real men would never insult...," thereby offering a more precise definition of what a man would do (or not do) in contrast to what a boy would do (or not do).
Unfortunately, it comes across as a No True Scotsman, so it's not without its faults. But I don't think the people who signed the letter are so naive as to think that male service members never insult or demean their fellow service members.