The Red and Black

Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: Opinions

Blaming the players and downtown for a bad season is unfair and judgmental

I don't know Mark McAfee. He could be a real solid guy, so I hope he doesn't take too much offense, when I say he is lame...and wrong. I went to undergrad here and I'm in law school here now. Players on some off those great teams from 02-05 partied after wins and losses, as do players off the teams since McAfee has been here. So first of all, there's no difference. Secondly, they are students too, and as long as they're not breaking the law, they can blow off steam however they like. Now if Coach Richt instills a rule (and maybe there's one already there) saying they can't go downtown after a loss, or at all, or just a flat curfew, I'm not saying that'd be a bad rule. I see the point of it. But to act like this is a) something new to this program or any other college program (if you think for a minute that players don't party in Austin or Tuscaloosa, win or lose, i've got some swamp land to sell you) and b) something that shows how much they care, is just plain wrong. Newsflash: people deal w/ disappoint differently. We don't need some Journalism major on his high horse telling folks how they should spend their time after a loss, most especially kids that work harder than any of us did or do in undergrad. Get off the players backs and quit acting like you're 70.

CHARLIE BAILEY
Grad Student, Harris County
Law

Zeal of a few results in a bad name for all

In her 10-29-09 Kori Price presented a interesting article that challeneged her readers to rethink how we come at this social taboo. The article was interesting and presented a voice that is seldom or never heard.
On 11-02-09 Dr. David Holt responded to this article and pointed out that there is such a thing as porn addiction and there is a harmful side to these product. His opening paragraph was insightful, until he declared the industry evil (setting himself up in a seat of Judgement.) The second paragraph then came across as the ranting us Moderate Christians fight to disassociate ourselves from. I was first offened that Dr. Holt made a judgement about Ms. Prince's personal life. Who is he to say she would even want/have a boyfriend or husband, let alone how she would respond to this persons interaction with pornography. The second problem I have with Dr. Holt's argument is his use of the Bible to conclude his argument. I am a Christian who believes in a divine Jesus, but I accept that others are not. That means that the Bible does not have the authority over others that it does me. If we, Christians, want to make an impact on the world we have to strive to understand and love all. We cannot try to use the Bible in arguments as an basis of authority, because not everyone accepts it as such. If we want them to come to understand the Bible as an authority we have to show the love we are commanded to, and when asked about it point to the Bible. As the old hymn says, "And they will know we are Christians by our love."

JONATHAN BROWN
Grad Student, Stone Mountain
Religion

Apology appreciated but sincerity doubted

In response to Wednesday's Letter to the Editor from a UF Alumna, I'm glad the Red & Black was able to come up with a title to summarize, as I had no idea where Ms. Seay-Willis was going with it. I'm not trying to pick on something just because it was written by a Gator; I truly appreciate Greg Wall's apology on behalf of UF in his letter, but even if the R&B still edited letters for clarity, I'm not sure they would have been able to do much with this one. Indeed, I would have appreciated the sentiments of a rival fan trying to unite two schools under a sense of conference solidarity, but I'm not sure this point was ever made, except maybe in the last paragraph. Rather, I think it was a letter used to brag about having once supported UGA baseball financially and having met Vince Dooley, among a "rambling, incoherent" mess of randomly capitalized and quoted words and phrases. Perhaps Greg Wall would like to now apologize for this letter and, once again, ask the "UGA Bulldogs… not to judge the rest of us from this assault."

JARED SMITH
Senior, Woodstock
Art History

Marriage is still a sacred tradition

Since when has marriage become all about "joint taxes" or "sharing the health benefits"? Should the fact that a heterosexual couple can save "$469,000 in their lifetime," compared to a same-sex couple, be the reason we get married? When did marriage, a lifetime commitment of "love, honor, and cherish…'til death us do part," shift to just a way of saving money and making important medical decisions?
Marriage is not a "traditional trap." The desire for that intimate relationship is what "draws eyes to those magazines." Marriage is a gift given by God! It is a oneness that is just a small glimpse of the relationship which God longs to have with each one of us. It is love, commitment, and intimate companionship that should drive us to pursue marriage, not money or any other worldly issues.

CATHERINE HOLT
Freshman, Bishop
Dietics

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