espousing the minority causes without being careful enough and discriminatory enough to know just what the logical outcome will be.

To cry it is "unfair" is not the cry of an intelligent and thinking man. We need to argue lawfully and logically for our cause.

Yours truly, H. S.

FIFTEEN LUSTY STORIES

by Harry Otis

Dear H. S.:

You are so right about the use and misuse of the word "discriminate"; but if you will check the dictionary definition you will find that it allows for the "think through clearly" to lead to any one or more of a vast number of decisions and judgments. The basic character of the thinker will determine the "clarity" of his thinking, his biases, prejudices and conditioned emotional and intellectual reactions. Many persons imagine they "discriminate" when in fact they are in reality rehearsing their long standing biased and prejudiced ideas regarding some particular subject of their interest. In the definition of "discrimination" you will find further clarification of the verb "discriminate." As you say, the use of "discriminate" has taken on in our vernacular and ideomatic thinking a rather negative connotation, so the one needs hardly to ad "against." It becomes redundant like say "ascend up." It all seems to me to be a matter of semantics and communication rather than any great difference of opinion regarding the basic problem: the rights, privileges and responsibilities of the "haves" versus the "have nots”—the organization vs. the individual-the mob vs. the group.

Many others among our readers have had reactions similar to yours regarding my use of "discriminate" and "discriminate against." I hope this clarifies my usage of the words. Sincerely,

Blanche M. Baker, M.D.

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