To the editor:

I was appalled at the article the Journal-World chose to publish on Feb. 10. The headline states “Equality may have its downside.” The article goes on to suggest that the push for gender equality has a direct correlation with the rise of teenage girls who are drinking and experimenting with drugs.

One of the real winning quotes: “When you take off the shackles, you release all kind of energy – negative and positive,” – chair in humanistic psychology at Loyola University. And this gem: “The why of what’s happening is a direct response to the advances that we’re making as a society around gender equality” – professor of public health at Harvard. It seems to imply that males are too corrupt and cannot be saved, but if we hurry we might be able to save the girls if we stop exposing them to the same things that males experience, such as math and science competitions, that in 2007 were dominated by women.

Since equality was the cause of all this, it would obviously be a crazy notion to be concerned about all teenagers and try to equally educate ALL teens on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. I sure hope Hillary isn’t elected because it is obvious that exposure to that harsh male environment will empower her to do nothing but drugs and alcohol.

Emily Sack,
Lawrence