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So, I recently saw a local music video that completely burned the line between daring and porno. It was, to put things mildly, rather raunchy, with women’s gyrating rear ends, sexual gestures, partial nudity. Of course, on instinct, I wondered out loud why the media was keeping itself busy portraying women as sex objects, and why women would allow it. Thankfully, before I could launch into a full rant a number of possible answers showed themselves. Uno. Perhaps the women did not do this on purpose. Perhaps they were drugged. They must not have been lucid. All those wildly vibrating, barely clothed bodies and glazed eyes could be blamed on some ecstasy someone put in their drinks when they weren’t looking, a joint they didn’t know they were smoking. Dos. Could be it was absolutely necessary. It’s typical, happens every day in movies. Girl needs money for sick mom and or exam registration. Struggling musician offers her a deal that may disrespect her dignity, but is sure to

Dear Television Networks, But, why? I’m not an avid television watcher, not since telenovelas claimed the airwaves such that we the disinterested few are left with close to nothing to watch. But there are times I can’t evade watching TV, like when I’m forced to be a part of the family tradition of sitting in the living room and commenting on the politicians’ antics you tell us on the news. To be fair, you give me something new to be sad about, if only for a few minutes. So is it wrong that I’d think you’d return the favour by at least making sure your news comes out flawless? Instead, what do I get for my troubles? Huge language errors. I understand it may not be a big at all deal to some of you—‘ooh, the people will overlook that, no one notices these things!’—, but personally, seeing spelling and grammar errors in a news package—or any package, in fact—is equivalent to being jabbed in the eye by a very small but very real jackknife. And even you’ll admit that that’s not