Editor:
The coarsening of language never ceases to amaze me. The use of the word "butt" rather than "buttocks," "derriere," or other more appropriate terms from the so called editor-in-chief demonstrates either his lack of respect for women or his limited vocabulary ("Samohi aide accused of grabbing teen's butt," Feb. 2-3). I think perhaps that it is his language that is striving to be trendy and in vogue rather than erudite and a respectful journalist, which he never will be with his puerile vocabulary.
But what can I expect when I'm dealing with the SMDP; a throw-away newspaper where standards don't exist. Very sad indeed.
Richard Galloway
Los Angeles
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 5, 2013. Read the original PDF.