Russell Williams
Well-Known Member
And now for an activism project. You have seen my letter to Mr. Pitts but that is only one letter. It is a voice crying in the wilderness. One letter can be thought to be the work of some strange Knight Errant riding a donkey and charging a windmill. 10, 20, or, dare I dream, 30 letters on the same subject produces a realization that the original letter writer is not totally out of touch.
I have included the link to the editorial written by Mr. Pitts so that people may carefully read the letter and then thoughtfully answer the letter by e-mailing Leonard Pitts Jr.. I would deeply appreciate receiving copies of any letters that are sent.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/16087447.htm
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Leonard Pitts Jr. won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004. He is the author of Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood. His column runs every Monday and Friday. Call him toll-free at 888-251-4407.
Email Leonard at [email protected] or
Below is the letter I sent to the local paper and copied to Mr. Pitts.
Dear People:
Fat Is Not a Four Letter Word
On page A4 of the Friday, November 24, 2006 opinion page columnist Leonard Pitts talks about "Michael Richard's meltdown".Mr. Pitts talks about Mr. Richards repeatedly using the N word at The Laugh Factory.
Mr. Pitts says "You might angrily snap that somebody is a' fat so-and-so' without really meaning it. You don't spend 2 1/2 minutes calling them fat unless fat is exactly what you mean."
Fat is a descriptive adjective, it is not a four letter word. I am fat and many of my friends are fat. A 300 or 400 pound person is not chubby, they are not big boned, they are fat and to call them so is not an insult. Compare and contrast. Mr. Pitts could have referred to a thin so-and-so, a tall so-and-so, a blonde so-and-so, or a legless so-and-so. The selection of the word fat certainly implies that Mr. Pitts thinks that calling someone fat is an insult.
I find it interesting that Mr. Pitts, while trying to protect one group from discrimination was perpetuating discrimination against another group.
Yours truly,
Russell Williams
I have included the link to the editorial written by Mr. Pitts so that people may carefully read the letter and then thoughtfully answer the letter by e-mailing Leonard Pitts Jr.. I would deeply appreciate receiving copies of any letters that are sent.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/16087447.htm
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Leonard Pitts Jr. won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004. He is the author of Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood. His column runs every Monday and Friday. Call him toll-free at 888-251-4407.
Email Leonard at [email protected] or
Below is the letter I sent to the local paper and copied to Mr. Pitts.
Dear People:
Fat Is Not a Four Letter Word
On page A4 of the Friday, November 24, 2006 opinion page columnist Leonard Pitts talks about "Michael Richard's meltdown".Mr. Pitts talks about Mr. Richards repeatedly using the N word at The Laugh Factory.
Mr. Pitts says "You might angrily snap that somebody is a' fat so-and-so' without really meaning it. You don't spend 2 1/2 minutes calling them fat unless fat is exactly what you mean."
Fat is a descriptive adjective, it is not a four letter word. I am fat and many of my friends are fat. A 300 or 400 pound person is not chubby, they are not big boned, they are fat and to call them so is not an insult. Compare and contrast. Mr. Pitts could have referred to a thin so-and-so, a tall so-and-so, a blonde so-and-so, or a legless so-and-so. The selection of the word fat certainly implies that Mr. Pitts thinks that calling someone fat is an insult.
I find it interesting that Mr. Pitts, while trying to protect one group from discrimination was perpetuating discrimination against another group.
Yours truly,
Russell Williams
