Die on TV, Become a Hero

Robex writes "This article was printed in The Times of London today entitled "As men became heroes". Amongst other things, Josephine Hart (the article's author), learned the following from the WTC disaster:
"We learnt that men are not all children, potential rapists and commitment-phobes. We learnt because they taught us with every step they took, trudging their way up the stairs of the World Trade Centre to almost certain doom while others walked down to the hope of safety."
Whether her own personal beliefs, or repeating supposedly commonly held stereotypes, the paragraph tells us much about Hart's attitude to men.
I have written to The Times today expressing dismay at these comments and pointing out that it pains me greatly that men have to die on live TV to change one embittered writer's view of them."Source: The Times [UK newspaper]



Title: As men became heroes



Author: Josephine Hart



Date: September 19, 2001

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