Dear Keith,
I just read your e-mail concerning the latest He Said/She Said article, and I would like to say that I would have to disagree with your position. It is important to remember that the “Coffee Break” section is geared toward our college readers and is not necessarily to please the parents of prospective students.
Nowhere in my article did I condone sex on the first date or even allude to any sort of positive outcome of this action. My underlying point, if you did read it thoroughly, was that sex on the first date is out of the question and a mere sign of desperation (paragraph two, “For the most part, sex on the first date is out of the question”; and paragraph seven, “Porn stars are great to look at, but he’s not bringing one home to mom”).
Despite the fact that you may not have agreed on the topic, as a nursing major and a female I know the extent of college-age woman who shockingly have sex on the first date, and therefore put in my two cents on this very important topic.
Concerning the Church’s position, I am well aware of their beliefs and feel that the majority of students on campus are as well. But my job is to provide humor, not to preach abstinence. Also, I take offense to the fact that you stated “I boldly disregarded the Church’s position on pre-marital sex.” There is not a place in my article where I discussed or dismissed the Church’s viewpoint or, for that matter, stated what my beliefs on pre-marital sex are.
Concerning parents and prospective students, this article probably is the most appropriate one for them to read. If I were a naive parent, as many are, and were to read an article such as this one, I would think twice before sending my child to school without giving them the often absent “sex talk” that young adults need.
Finally, stating that a child may not come to Fairfield from one He Said/She Said article is absolutely ludicrous. If society was so keen on making decisions through published writings, there would not be an obesity epidemic in our country; just because the nutrition activists publish articles stating that habitual fast food intake can lead to coronary artery disease, it nevertheless remains a billion dollar business.
I appreciate your e-mail, because I am glad I had the chance to clarify my writing.
Sincerely,
Megan Pizzo
“She Said” writer 2005-2006
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