Two women who happen to be over 40 — or any adult age, for that matter — have a debate and disagree on items at issue. Even forcefully, strong-mindedly, decisively, decidedly. It is not perceived as that by others, especially young and, apparently, immature women, one being a student on the same committee as the 40-plus women and one being a student reporter.

Those over-40 committeewomen were, according to the front page of the June 23 Daily issue, “arguing,” “clashing,” and “not ending on very good terms.”

IF one believes the printed, black-and-white words — and, IF it is printed, why then, it must be so, essentially those two crones, er, those two old bitty-harpies, were having a cat fight, clawing, hissing, whatever. Maybe … probably … apparently … like even a “cat house” Catt Hall cat fight. Oh! Tee hee hee hee.

When they are not, and — they never were. The two women were merely and simply debating and disagreeing on items at issue. Two men who happen to be over 40 — or any adult age, for that matter — have a debate and disagree on items at issue.

It is a debate, see, where they merely and simply do not agree. And they are perceived by just about everybody nearly always as, of all things, b’gosh … having a debate and disagreeing on items at issue. Even forcefully, strong-mindedly, decisively, decidedly. Why is this? Why — still — is this? It is apparently time for another letter to the Daily editor … from me.

Blue Maas

Member of the Committee to Review the Catt Hall Controversy

Iowa State University