Last week, the New York Times wrote a story about schools that are removing, or considering removing, so-called "junk food" from their cafeterias and/or vending machines. Then, in response, they printed six letters to the editor. What were those six?
- Junk food is bad, and schools need to provide recess for children.
- We must teach nutrition in schools. (by a professor of nutrition).
- The content of junk foods need to be regulated more by the government.
- Kids need to be taught about nutrition.
- Junk food needs to be banned from society.
- Junk food needs to be banned. Commercials for junk food should be, also.
Not a single letter saying, "This isn't the concern of schools, or the government. This is the concern of parents." No letters saying, "What someone chooses to eat is a private matter, not the business of anybody else." Of course, letters to the editor aren't the views of the editors -- but the choice of which letters to print does reflect their biases.