Dear Editor,
I am writing you in hope that you can provide to me a logical explanation for the cover choices of the publication entitled, “Lakehead Life.”
It seems that every Sunday, when I open up my mail box there is a large photograph of a female, usually displaying a lot of skin. Also on this large photograph is are the words, “Lakehead Life.” Now, I do not understand the cover choices of this publication and its relationship to the concept of “Lakehead Life.” I was hoping the editor of this publication could provide this explanation to me.
My first concern is that I do not believe that any young individual would choose to wear lingerie in -20 degrees celsius weather. My first thought when I see this woman is to quickly run her inside, grab her a blanket and leave her in my sauna. I believe it’s cruel to subject any person to our ridiculously cold temperatures and my poorly insulated mailbox.
I just do not understand the relationship between the models on the cover, and “Lakehead Life” as I understand it, being that I have lived here for all 25 years of my life. Don’t get me wrong, the articles in the publication are very interesting and features the accomplishments of many of our local youths. There is an interesting diversity of articles inside the publication.
Can you, the editor explain to me why woman such as Stefani Donohue and Kalena Nett are not as worthy as a “Hugo Cesar Dorado” model to be on the cover of your publication? Or how come Miley Cyrus deserves more attention than say, “The Fort William Male Choir?”
And how come there has never been an issue of this publication to feature an aboriginal woman on the cover? Certainly “Lakehead Life” includes aboriginals, wouldn’t you agree? I have read stories inside the publication honouring the accomplishments of many of our local aboriginal women, but how come these accomplishments must hide inside the publication? It seems that majority of woman featured on the cover of this publication are skinny white Caucasian females who are never from the North West. If the Chronicle Journal wishes to have someone really famous on the cover of Lakehead Life, you can at least feature Eric Staal on the cover. I am certain that he would look really good topless, and that he would attract the attention of many readers. (I’m sure our local NHL players could sell more calendars than our firemen, no offense to our brave men and women)
Ultimately, my concern is for every son or daughter who is forced by their parents to clean up the recycling, or every carrier who delivers about twenty copies of this publication to every door in our community. It seems as though our local newspaper is trying to sell us an Americanized west coast idea of beauty, at no expense. Certainly beauty is also found in North Western Ontario, in many different forms, from the young to old (our population is increasingly becoming elderly), aboriginal to finnish, african, burmese, chinese, middle eastern…
I just do not understand the connection our community, “Lakehead Life”, has to Victoria Sercret models. If you can provide this explanation to me, that would be wonderful. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Brian Jones
P.S. The glitter on the cover is a really cool idea.
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