Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Re:
      Cannibal
      Women
      in
      the
      Avocado
      Jungle
      of
      Death
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Prior
      to
      the
      appearance
      of
      Libby
      Whelan’s
      letter
      of
      October
      8
     
     
      several
      students
      had
      approached
      one
      of
      the
      sociology
      professors
     
     
      inquiring
      about
      the
      movie
      Cannibal
      Women
      in
      the
      Avocado
     
     
      Jungle
      of
      Death.
      These
      students
      asked
      if
      they
      could
      see
      the
     
     
      movie
      in
      class,
      to
      which
      the
      professor
      said
      no,
      due
      to
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      the
      movie
      has
      an
      Anthropological
      bent
      to
      it.
      We,
      the
     
     
      elected
      representatives
      of
      the
      Sociology/Anthropology
      student
     
     
      body,
      felt
      that
      if
      students
      wanted
      to
      see
      this
      movie
      they
      should
     
     
      be
      able
      to,
      sos
      we
      seta
      date
      and
      time
      to
      show
      the
      movie.
      This
     
     
      movie
      was
      to
      be
      shown
      after
      day
      class
      hours,
      at
      7:00
      pm
      in
      the
     
     
      Sociology/Anthropology/Religious
      Studies
      lounge.
      The
      post-
     
     
      -ers
      advertising
      this
      were
      put
      up
      on
      Thursday,
      October
      15.
      On
     
     
      Monday,
      October
      19,
      Dean
      Campbell
      approached
      the
      executive
     
     
      of
      the
      Soc/Anth
      club
      to
      inform
      us
      that
      there
      had
      been
      a
      com-
     
     
      plaint
      laid
      by
      several
      students
      and
      a
      female
      faculty
      member.
     
     
      These
      people
      were
      concerned
      about
      the
      content
      of
      the
      film,
      and
     
     
      did
      not
      feel
      that
      we
      should
      show
      it.
      The
      Dean
      asked
      us
      to
      make
     
     
      some
      concessions,
      so
      that
      he
      could
      help
      avert
      any
      ill
      feelings.
     
     
      We
      refused
      to
      cancel
      the
      movie;
      however,
      we
      did
      postpone
      the
     
     
      showing
      and
      promised
      not
      to
      advertise
      it.
      He
      also
      asked
      us
      to
     
     
      restrict
      the
      showing
      to
      Sociology
      and
      Anthropology
      majors,
      to
     
     
      which
      we
      did
      not
      agree,
      because
      we
      felt
      that
      there
      were
      non-
     
     
      majors
      who
      also
      wanted
      to
      see
      this
      movie.
      At
      7:00,
      on
      the
      night
     
     
      that
      the
      movie
      was
      to
      be
      shown,
      three
      non-biased,
      and
      non-major
     
     
      students
      arrived
      to
      see
      the
      movie.
      These
      students
      had
      hoped
      to
     
     
      form
      their
      own
      opinions,
      and
      because
      of
      the
      pressures
      made
      by
     
     
      these
      protesters
      they
      were
      denied
      this
      right.
      We
      then
      ap-
     
     
      proached
      one
      of
      the
      students
      involved,
      and
      suggested
      that
      both
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      groups
      involved
      have
      a
      quiet
      sit-down
      talk
      to
      see
      what
      every-
     
     
      one’s
      opinions
      were.
      We
      agreed,
      in
      good
      faith,
      to
      meet
      with
      the
     
     
      students
      on
      Friday,
      October
      23,
      at2:30
      pm,
      so
      that
      they
      could
     
     
      voice
      their
      concerns
      to
      us
      directly.
      At
      approximately
      9:00
      am
     
     
      on
      the
      day
      of
      the
      meeting
      one
      of
      the
      students
      called
      the
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      of
      the
      club
      to
      inform
      him
      that
      they
      wanted
      to
      delay
      the
     
     
      meeting
      by
      a
      week
      and
      invite
      a
      professor
      from
      each
      department,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      a
      mediator,
      whom
      they
      had
      already
      chosen.
      They
      also
     
     
      wanted
      to
      view
      the
      movie
      at
      that
      time.
      We,
      the
      executive,
     
     
      declined
      this
      for
      the
      following
      reasons:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1)
      Weagreed
      to
      meet
      with
      them
      ata
      specific
      time
      as
      students,
     
     
      and
      students
      alone,
      in
      order
      to
      have
      a
      rational
      discussion.
      This
     
     
      means
      no
      professors,
      no
      mediator.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2)
      By
      calling
      an
      eleventh-hour
      delay
      they
      are
      saying
      to
      us
      ‘““We
     
     
      will
      meet
      you,
      but
      only
      when
      you
      agree
      to
      our
      terms.””
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3)
      They
      were
      not
      willing
      to
      talk
      to
      us,
      they
      wanted
      to
      see
      the
     
     
      movie
      and
      discuss
      it.
      This
      could
      have
      taken
      anywhere
      from
     
     
      three
      to
      four
      hours.
      If
      some
      of
      the
      complainants
      had
      not
      seen
      the
     
     
      movie,
      why
      were
      they
      complaining?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Weare
      expressing
      our
      right
      to
      Academic
      freedom
      by
      showing
     
     
      this
      movie.
      We
      firmly
      believe
      that
      people
      can
      make
      their
      own
     
     
      choices,
      and
      we
      are
      not
      forcing
      anyone
      to
      watch
      the
      movie,
      aw¢
     
     
      are
      simply
      letting
      people
      form
      their
      won
      opinions.
      For
      thes¢
     
     
      reasons,
      we
      will
      show
      the
      movie.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      a
      department
      with
      a
      majority
      of
      females
      we
      are
      outraged
      by
     
     
      the
      actions
      of
      those
      who
      have
      appointed
      themselves
      as
      ou!
     
     
      liberators.
      The
      women
      of
      this
      department
      are
      sick
      and
      tired
      of
     
     
      the
      high-handed,
      patronizing
      tone
      of
      those
      who
      call
      themselves
     
     
      Feminists.
      You
      do
      not
      speak
      for
      us.
      Do
      you
      honestly
      feel
      tha!
     
     
      we
      are
      so
      stupid
      as
      to
      let
      our
      paternal
      professors
      negatively
     
     
      influence
      our
      self
      image
      as
      women?
      They
      have
      never
      attempted
     
     
      this,
      and
      we
      are
      proud
      to
      stand
      with
      them.
      Do
      youreally
      feel
      tha!
     
     
      we
      are
      so
      gullible
      that
      we
      cannot
      think
      for
      ourselves?
      We
      ar
     
     
      disgusted
      by
      you.
      We
      feel
      that
      there
      is
      nothing
      wrong
      with
      this
     
     
      movie,
      and
      we
      are
      insulted
      and
      offended
      by
      you;
      you
      who
      hav¢
     
     
      declared
      yourselves
      censors
      and
      obviously
      against
      Academic
     
     
      Freedom.
      How
      dare
      you
      say
      that
      you
      represent
      women?
      Yo!
     
     
      don’trepresentus.
      Who
      gave
      you
      the
      power
      to
      tell
      us
      what
      we
     
     
      may
      or
      may
      notdo?
      We
      know
      that
      you
      do
      not
      have
      this
      divin’
     
     
      power.
      If
      youreally
      do
      support
      women
      let
      us
      think
      for
      ourselve>
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Executive
      of
      the
      Sociology/Anthropology
      Society