In print | Published September 25, 2003

Dear Editor,

While I have come to expect very little from Swarthmore students, last week’s letter to the editor by Mathew Louis-Rosenberg was yet another example of hypocrisy and jaded liberal thinking. As he claims to be personally insulted by Mr. Davis, I find his letter to be offensive as well.

Though playing video games, throwing around a football, exercising and hanging out at a frat may seem to be too stereotypical and, by God, enjoyable, to some Swarthmore students, I would like to remind our shallow-minded friend Louis-Rosenberg that there are some students here who, in fact, think what you so harshly disregard are activities that we enjoy.

In fact, what he described as an absolutely anti-Swarthmore day is how I spend most of my days here. Matty there should be reminded that, as he wrote to criticize Mr. Davis’ column for being offensive, he himself is guilty of the same. I personally found Mr. Davis’ column to be funny, witty and well written; in fact, I saved the piece.

I applaud the editors of The Phoenix for printing a column that promotes a different idea from what most of The Phoenix is: a liberal propaganda fiasco. Though my convictions are in contrast to those of many Swarthmore students, I have accepted what others write and say as their own beliefs, though sometimes offensive.

I do not try to silence them. It so happens that I am one of the people here who do enjoy football, meat, beer and attractive women (in no particular order). It is nice to read once in a while that some people share your views. I thought that Swarthmore was a place where one could express oneself; but it appears that you can only do that if you are an unatheletic vegan, a conniving, lying president of a college or someone who can’t deal with society enough to be comfortable in a fraternity house.

So, once again, I praise the Phoenix staff and editors for publishing Davis’ column and Mathew Louis-Rosenberg for highlighting how hypocritical Swarthmore College is.

And that Rico Suave guy Davis was talking about is a good dude.

Michael C. DeFillipo ’04

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