B. Bea's Breasts Exonerated by Gazette Readers
by Hardly Waite, Gazette Senior Editor
Note: Please read my original article for background to this report.
I think Ms. Sharper is a lovely young woman who, by the way, shops at the very same lingerie store as my beautiful wife Hadassah, for whom I thank God every day.
- Sen. Joe Lieberman
It's official. Gazette readers voiced unanimous support for the political righteousness of Bee Bea Sharper's appearance. Almost everyone who wrote seemed to think B. Bea is OK. One man even called her a "kind, wholesome, intelligent, easy to warm up to, friendly kind of gal you could write home about." Although those of us who know and love her think this might be going a little too far, B. Bee says she does not mind at all if you write home about her.
A lady from Denton commented: "Since when is it a crime to have pretty boobs? Are we supposed to bind them? I am 68 years old, and considering the wear and tear, I 'm still pretty proud of mine. Anyway, I didn't think the picture was offensive, they were shapely and as you mentioned, in keeping with the size of her glasses, her eyes, her beads, etc.. . ., I thought the picture was relatively conservative and proportionate"
A young Air Force wife from New Jersey said: "As far as the boobs concern goes... all of us are blessed with a big something. For some of us it's big boobs, big IQ's or big personality. As long as it's not a big chip on the shoulder or a big pointless attitude, I think it's great."
And mother from Decatur, Texas said: " The picture is a caricature and it didn't offend me at all. Oops got to go, I think my baby is hungry!"
New York writer Dinah Kudatsky, whose articles have appeared previously in the Gazette, commented at length:
As both a fervent feminist AND a bookworm, I see no conflict of interest in being both sexy and savvy, curvacious and conscious, comely and community-minded, busty and brilliant. Since when do we deep thinkers judge a book by its cup size? Although I have long suspected that Ms. Sharper's "perkiness" is due to surgical and/or technological assistance, it is only my petty jealousy of "her highness" which makes me mention it at all. Let the woman make her own clothing choices! (Although I hope she might try another style of eyeglass frames in the future).
Dinah's letter contained opinions from several of her friends as
well, even George Dubya Himself ("I'm a uniter, not a divider").
Plus George Stephenopoulis, Bill and Hillary Clinton (who commented
separately), Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, Kathy Lee Gifford, Dick
Cheney, Billy Graham ("Only the Lord can uplift us"), Pat Buchanan,
Joe Lieberman, and even a few organizations, like NOW, the Texas border Patrol,
and the Libertarian Party. Thanks for collecting all those opinions,
Dinah.
Other comments:
A lady from Colorado: "Someone complained about Bee's boobs? Jeez! I don't know a woman who isn't considering either breast enhancement or a wonder bra. I would already own a wonder bra, but I can't bring myself to pay $45 for a bra. You know, if Bee had been drawn with no boobs you would have gotten a complaint that she was anorexic/bulimic. Go figure!"
A young mom from Kentucky: "They are kind of perky, but that's
all that comes to mind. The tiger, on the
other hand, looks kind of spooky."
A Denton guitarist: "No, her image doesn't bother me, but when you say 'I wanted her to look like a red-blooded woman, not a bookworm' i'm sure that that will imply to some people that "bookworms" (presumably meaning intelligent people) are by definition not attractive."
A Denton librarian: .The first point I would like to make is that the word boobs is not PC. The correct term to use is breasts. My second point is that I do find B. Bea's breasts to be rather large and intimidating. Are you sure she hasn't had implants? I do not know many women who have breasts this size naturally. My vote would be for a figure who's breast size is not so "dramatic". Or at the very least, could we see Tiger Tom's boobies?
Tiger Tom, we must report, does not show his boobies to anyone.
Thanks to everyone who commented.
Hardly Waite,
Gazette Senior Editor