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So I've seen your paper around and I Generally speaking, Alkon's misogyny/ (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com have tried to read it a few times, but in sexism is not that big of a deal. I've heard ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6706 general, I'm not a newspaper person. But this shit all my life. "Men won't want any- PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-5066 today was the day. I went to the library and thing from you but your body" and "men or email [email protected] I got my rental of All-Star Superman and don't have feelings" - boy, was it shocking 5 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz some books, and I picked up your paper on when this turned out to be false! "Women [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 the way out. Flipping through led to some aren't good at math, driving, politics, com- ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • James Sanford [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 interesting articles, but as a way to wind puters, gaming..." you name it, women are The “current culture” of CATA drives international ON THE TOWN EDITOR • Jessica Checkeroski down the evening I started reading Ms. apparently shit at it! I've heard women get traffic expert from board position [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 Amy Alkon's advice column which had the called sluts for having sex, wearing reveal- NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz admittedly catchy title of "Captain hookup ing clothing, asking a guy out, and simply [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 PAGE PRODUCTION MANAGER • Rachel Harper and I.C.U. naked." I'm sure she gets com- using birth control (thanks, Rush!). I can [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 plaints all the time, but here's another one. go on. And on. The constant microaggres- 11 STAFF WRITERS "The policewymyn of gender neutral- sions of being told that you are different, Lawrence Cosentino [email protected] ity have led many women to believe they and in truth, inferior, because you have Sam Inglot can do anything a man can do..." blah blah a vagina is infuriating, whether it's from Cheap Girls celebrates five years in the Chevy van [email protected] • (517) 999-6715 blah, pseudoscience. I'm not going to both- the sitcom with the fat husband and the SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT • Julie Powers er writing out Alkon's justifications that hot wife, whether it's from state legisla- [email protected] • @JPowers155 MARKETING/PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR • Rich Tupica "women don't do this, men do this" which tors, whether it's from your loved ones, or PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-6709 she offers up after the sarcastic reference to whether it's from a newspaper. ADVERTISING MANAGER • Karen Wilson those damn, dirty feminists. Really, man? I'm not writing this to say "fire her or I 34 [email protected] • (517) 999-6706 In the past few months, I've heard women won't read your paper" - I'm writing to say ADVERTISING Shelly Olson being attacked left, right and center. From that Alkon sucks, and I noticed. I have no [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 the entertainment world's obsession with doubt you are fine with that. Women get- Old Town’s den of smoke and flesh Holly Ekwejunor-Etchie proving "Bridesmaids" means women are ting shat on, and feminists getting shat on, pleases slobs and snobs alike [email protected] • (517) 999-6707 CLERK • Casey Tetens funny and "The Hunger Games" means is par for the course, and most people don't [email protected] • (517) 999-6710 women can be action heroes, to the politi- bat an eye. I always assumed your paper COVER Contributors: Brian Bienkowski, Justin Bilicki, Bill Castanier, cal world legalizing rape by medical proce- went against that course - why, I'm not Mary C. Cusack, Jeff Hammer, Tom Helma, Christopher Horb, Terry Link, Kyle Melinn, Adam Molner, Dennis Preston, Allan I. Ross, dures and banning someone over the word sure now. But I was wrong. It was definite- ART Joe Torok, Rich Tupica, Susan Woods, Paul Wozniak, Amanda "vagina." The latter of which you have a car- ly a mistake to give your paper a chance. Harrell-Seyburn, Ute Von Der Heyden, Judy Winter Interns: Holly Johnson toon mocking in your very paper. Not that Delivery drivers: Abdulmahdi Al-Rabiah, Dave Fisher, Karen that matters. Everywhere I go, including —Maureen McCallum A CLOSER LOOK by RACHEL HARPER Navarra, Noelle Navarra, Brent Robison, Steve Stevens your newspaper, it is as if feminism never Editor & Publisher happened, and Alkon would love to believe Berl Schwartz the same thing, I suppose. But the bigger Have something to say about a local issue CITY PULSE ON THE AIR 7 p.m. Wednesdays problem I have is with the disrespect of or an item that appeared in our pages? THIS WEEK women. If Alkon would like, I could point Now you have two ways to sound off: Ingham County Drain Commissioner candidates her to all sorts of science that say whatever they like about women being more happy 1.) Write a letter to the editor. Mark Grebner and Pat Lindemann doing one thing or another. I'm sure she's • E-mail: [email protected] • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 smart enough to have heard of such things, • Fax: (517) 371-5800 so why she tried to bring science into it is 2.) Write a guest column: beyond me. The best advice to someone Contact Berl Schwartz for more information: [email protected] who's obsessed with a fuckbuddy is "get or (517) 999-5061 the fuck over it and move on." If she omit- (Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can reach you.