September 16.
So John Macleod's column has graduated from its usual smug and
moralistic tone to being downright offensive (September 15).
Myself, my friends, both male and female, were stunned to read the
ignorant, naive, and hurtful ramblings of this Young Journalist of the
Year. The emphasis I feel must be placed on the word young. What other
excuse could there be for his inflammatory article? This piece of
writing suggests that men are not involved in the quest for children: I
know several whose biological clocks are ticking far louder than that of
their wives. To reduce the role of the man to that of a stud is both
insulting and untrue.
How dare he imply that women who put off childrearing to pursue a
career, which incidentally often involves a constant battle with men as
ignorant and unenlightened as John Macleod, and then discover they are
infertile, have no-one to blame but themselves. How anyone can appoint
themselves to moralise on such an emotive and personal issue is beyond
me. Also contained within the piece was a hefty kick in the ribs for
unmarried mothers and so-called new men.
I feel extremely sorry for both John Macleod's mother and his
wife/future wife or partner. Good luck to anyone who tries to educate
this man.
Cheryl Margiotta,
Greyhope,
Girdleness Lighthouse,
Aberdeen.
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