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Ep AI samme a et 5 TNT AN achl. oT ETI ME) ATE Eran Pe TN EE S---- 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 28,1993 J PHONE (416) 985-7383 The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - LoL 1B7 FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star Is authorized as second class mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: 1Year-$32.10 6Months-$17.72 Foreign-$90.95 Includes $2.10GST includes $1.22GST Includes $5.95GST EDITORIAL RIBBON Sal ADVERTISING Editorial Comment The Art Of Harassment Whether he wanted to or not, Purple Hill artist Bill Lishman has changed the way we look at art. Ant, at least according to a few civil ser- vants in the Ministry of Revenue in Oshawa, can now be considered sexual harassment. Mr. Lishman crafted a 22-foot-high, § steel-mesh sculpture of a nude pregnant woman which includes a full view of a fe- tus the size of a fully-grown male. This work was part of the local artist's entry in the second annual Artfest. According to Mr. Lishman, the idea to sculpt the pregnant woman was made as a tribute to womanhood. "| asked myself, 'What is the most femi- nine thing about females'?" Mr. Lishman decided that it was a woman's ability to bear children. He said the sculpture is "a portrait of motherhood" and "a tribute to femininity." But not all viewed it in this manner. Several complaints were lodged by em- ployees at the revenue building. Some employees viewed the work as offensive, forcing the removal of the structure. An agreement with the artist and reve- nue officials specified if complaints were lodged, it would have to removed. The decision was prompted by the Ontario : government's workplace discrimination and harassment policy. This is now being | reviewed as a result of the incident. After huddling behind closed doors for | a short meeting, Revenue officials changed their tune and decided that the statue would stay. "We got a group of employees together | . and their feeling was that the ministry should support art and refrain from cen- sorship," an official with the ministry said. To force the removal of the statue from the building is not being fair to either the artist or the public and is censorship at its finest. As is the case with everything, there are going to be people who appre- ciate a work, while there will be others who will dislike a work. This is what makes creativity special and art unique. We are all critics, but we are not, and should not, be censors. Art is not harassment nor is it offen- sive. It expresses how an artist views a specific aspect of life. As humans we each view life in a different way and should respect how each individual sees things. To expect the majority of the peo- ple to bow to the wishes of a sensitive few is not only wrong, but it is also sel- ish. Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Editor - Kelly Lown Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell BUSINESS OFFICE Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Marlene Moore PRODUCTION ccna Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Robert Taylor, Susan Milne x) AZ RIE W/ BuiLping |} N ~ ~~ = \ NN NN -- N\A "N LSE > WN i NT \ NORE \ DONE ~ WN NAN, NEN N\ a a ¥ AE ON WN "THERE , THAT ser og \/ WHEELS ON WER ova: || [/ MAKE iT pASIER UNTIL I [ THEY FinALY MAKE UP Ther MiND§ -- SRE | 1 1. Y/ SINS OR SHE Goes. 7 7 op OG '4 SO 7 % 2, WITNRCS £563 177) IE NZ IAQ Ni i (oh A i 7 7, A ANG \ A / 7 Letter to the editor Offended by agricultural pesticide letter To the Editor: This letter is in response to one writ- ten in the Sept. 21, 1993 edition regard- ing agriculture and pesticide use. [ was offended by the remark that the environ- ment and the human food chain was be- ing poisoned with modern agriculture appearing to be the sole culprit. {oe that the consumers in Ontario who enjoy one of the most abundant and safe food supplies in the world were also » offended. It is consumer demand that generates production in agriculture just asin any other business. Since 1945 the consumer has become an urbanized population, demanding quality food at a minimal price. To com- pare the technology of 1945 agriculture to 1993 is ludicrous. If any households are living with 1945 technology perhaps you are in the outhouse reading this paper before it is disposed of. Modern ag- riculture has had to increase production and efficiency by using cost effective in- puts in every way. The marketplace has demanded this. The statistics and percentages used in last week's letter I am sure had even whiz mathematicians minds boggled. Any figures when quoted out of context however do not show the complete com- Turn to Page 7 Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope A Member of the : Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario * GST haluded i price Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten ™ EE DINING AT THE DOME I just found out last week that all those peo- hs going to see the lue Jays at SkyDome aren't really there h id because they like L8b 7 4 baseball. oo People go to the dome by the thousands because they like to stuff their faces with every type of junk food known to man, sorry person, and then aggravate their stoma- chs oF washing it down with diluted beer. Believe me. This is the gospel truth! I didn't know this until last week when I took my young lad, Matt, to see the Blue Jays play at the dome. We arrived in plenty of time to walk over to the CN Tower and eat in their fast food court underneath the tower. Choices were pizza, hamburgers, donuts or tacos, so we settled for the old pizza standard and sat there gorging ourselves with a few hundred other patrons. Finally filled, we headed off to see the "Dome." Matt's been wanting to see the dome for a couple of years now, but since he didn't have a great interest in baseball I felt it would be a waste of money to take him. Well, I was right! As far as the baseball game went, I might as well have taken the money and used it to light a fire. But he was impressed with the size of the Dome and the fact we got there before the game started was a bonus. It was open when we arrived, but because of rain in the forecast, they closed the gigantic roof. Following this amazing spectacle the ball players ran from the dugout onto the pun- gent jello-green field to begin the game. Back in section 226, iki our munching on a large bag of shell peanuts bought before entering the Dome, but by the end of the first inning, Matt was already complaining that he was hungry. Fortunately I was able to hold him off for another inning before having to slide out of my seat, pull in my tummy and shuffle along the row of spectators face to face and toe to toe, causing general havoc as I made my way to the concession booth. After standing in line for five minutes, I retreated to my seat balancing two hotdogs, chips and pop in hand. ce again I had to disrupted the entire row, but smiled at the frowning faces and said "kids will be kids," with an audible chuckle. They were polite, but deep down | knew they didn't give a damn about my kid, they were just ticked-off I was stepping on their toes and blocking their line 2 vision. The hotdogs were devoured and the op was barely gone when a vendor walked ». bellowing about his assortment of goodies. We settled for a bag of caramel corn. Now it was washroom time, so once again we ran the gauntlet through the mad- dening crowd to the men's room. That chore out of the way, Matt decided he still was hungry so settled on a two dollar popsi- cle and settled back into our seats again. There's really nothing like a ball game, where inning after inning an exodus of ple crowd the aisles heading for the nearest concession stand. Peanuts, popcorn, hot- dogs, pretzels and if you're interested, you might even catch a bit of Blue Jays baseball. Ah, yes. Dining in the Dome! Pass me a beer LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Perry Star encourages our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make us a better community newspaper. We Insist, however, that all letter writers sign their name and include a phone number for verification. Sorry, no anonymous letters will be published. The Port Perry Star also reserves the right to edit with respect to libelous comments or length of letter.