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SOME REAL MEN RESPOND TO THE 'PROBLEM' WITH THEM


Posted 02/10/99

Los Angeles Times
01/16/99
By Letters to the editor.
Page F4
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EXCERPT
In response to the Brian Lowry column "The Problem With Men" (Jan. 12, 1999), OMARI CHRISTIAN informs us he watches neither Xena nor "any of the other shows with cheap plots based on a woman in tight clothing".

COMMENTARY

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   There are many types of men. Just because we enjoy seeing some violence or
sports occasionally and TV execs cater to our desires, it doesn't mean we are
all football-crazed morons crushing beer cans on our heads. It's in our nature
to be attracted to sex and violence.

   I, for example, am not very fond of "Frasier." While it is mildly humorous
and it won Emmys, it doesn't have the general appeal and magnetism of shows like
"The Drew Carey Show," "Just Shoot Me" and "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place."
I would never watch "V.I.P." (I tried) nor "Xena" nor any of the other shows
with cheap plots based on a woman in tight clothing. Now if Pamela Anderson did
a cameo on "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place," that would be a different
matter.

   I don't think I am the odd male out because I like "good" shows (according to
male friends and relatives). I put "good" in quotation marks because I like the
shows whereas the next man may not. The next man's favorite show may be "Jerry
Springer," a "bad" show, though as bad as it is, I challenge Lowry to watch
g at the craziness of it all.

   OMARI CHRISTIAN
   Los Angeles

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