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Gated gardens

Great feature ("The Revolving Door," 5.14.08). The application to get a public garden in the Fens is a little ridiculous. It asks, "In the last five years, have you been convicted of a felony?" You've got to be kidding me. You can't have a garden if you're a criminal? "FGS does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnic origin, religion or sexual orientation," but it does if you have a criminal record.

I guess that makes sense. Who KNOWS what kind of smack you could grow?

ANDY

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Well, we're younger than most twentysomethings

I've been irked by the ageism of the Dig for several years, I suppose ever since I turned "a certain age." Now I see it splashed across your cover, with a cartoon of a top heavy "cougar" ogling two decrepit hipster dudes. Among other gaffes, I've seen your writers dis Madonna (who's richer, more talented, and more physically fit than most twentysomethings), call attention to poor Lewis Black's impending 60th birthday (and he's funnier than most twentysomethings) and insinuate that older women attending the Boston Wine Expo are really hoping for a hot time with a young himbo with no palate.

Face it, everyone gets old, everyone dies, even tactless scenesters who write for the Dig. Get over yourselves.

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.

VIA EMAIL?! GOOD FOR YOU!

Subject line: Dear privileged asshole from last week's letters

Dear Mr "Soooooooo Totally NOT-'PC'",

Yeah, I feel you. I hate it when The Liberal Media Conspiracy makes my white ass feel dumb by using "PC terminology bullshit" like the phrase "people of color" (letters, 5.14.08). It really gets my lily-white hackles up. When will those blacks be satisfied? First they don't want to be called "colored people," now they want to be called "people of color"?

God damn it, we all just got used to "African-American," when will it end?

Also, having done an extensive poll of Asians, Islanders, Latinos, Chicanos, Indigenous Peoples and all the other non-white inhabitants of this fair earth, I can assure you that not a single one of them has any problem being referred to as "black" or "African-American." In fact, they'd far prefer it to the patronizing, overly-PC, white-guilt-inducing term "people of color." See, those "blacks" are looking out for you.

Right on, my white brother,

A DORCHESTER-DWELLING WHITEY

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