Letters: KC readers discuss a tasteless cartoon, rude customer and Chiefs’ ‘X-Factor’
Went too far
Doesn’t anyone screen the comics for bad taste or disturbing content? If not, someone should. Tuesday’s “Argyle Sweater” was beyond disgusting. (5B) Stop and think what it is saying: The pregnant witch depicted is going to eat her baby. Do The Star really think that’s OK? My god, how awful.
- Barbara Young, Independence
Basic decency
This is to the lady who was rude to the cashier as I was shopping recently in Johnson County. There was no reason for you to snap at her when she offered you a discount. I was at the register next to you and was appalled by your behavior.
Cashiers make very little money, standing on their feet for hours on end. How would you like it if you were trying to do your job and somebody snapped at you? These workers are responsible for helping hundreds of customers during their shifts, and they smile while doing it.
If you were having a bad day, you had no right to take it out on that cashier. I really wanted to tell you how rudely you had acted. When she offered you a discount, all you had to say was no. You didn’t have to snap at her and throw your money down on the counter.
Maybe you should work in retail for a couple months and see how rudely people like you treat others who are just trying to do a job to the best of their abilities. Ask yourself: Would you like someone to treat your child that way?
- Kathy Gray, Kansas City
Healthy priority
A recent Star story voiced concern for the potential rise of breast cancer deaths because screenings have dropped by as much as 80% during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Oct. 13, 11A, “Experts say too many women skip mammograms amid COVID”)
Throughout this pandemic, access to health care has been a primary concern for not only Americans, but our global community. The consequences of a lack of access to primary care have been made abundantly clear, and they underscore the importance of increasing equity and access in health care.
In 2019 alone, more than 132 million people around the world were affected by humanitarian emergencies. During humanitarian crises such as the pandemic, foreign aid is generally how these vulnerable populations receive health care. The World Health Organization reports that half the world’s population lacks access to essential health services.
The United States can prioritize global health by placing an emphasis on primary health care through humanitarian aid. I encourage Sen. Roy Blunt to support legislation that ensures the use of at least 20% of the International Disaster Assistance and the Migration and Refugee Assistance accounts to fund this global health priority.
- Chloe Garner, Kansas City
I’m done, Chiefs
The way the Chiefs responded to the superfan known as “X-Factor” is disgraceful and abhorrent. (Oct. 15, 3A, “After fights at Arrowhead, some question fans’ safety”) I don’t agree with what he did, but the team should be fair.
If you’re going to ban X-Factor, what are you going to do about Jackson Mahomes? (Remember, he poured water on a fan, too.) How about the fan who knocked X-Factor out? What about the fan who threatened my wife with physical violence and we reported it?
For the last one, I can tell you that security officers did nothing. In fact, they made us move from the seats we paid for, even though the other fan was not in the seat he was supposed to be in. They didn’t even kick him out of that game.
I will not support a team that believes it’s bigger than its fans. It’s a shame how the Chiefs have lost their way.
I hope others will speak up, but what I can control is how I choose to spend my time and disposable income. I will not watch another game or spend money on the NFL until the league realizes that it needs us. We do not need it.
Good luck. You’re gonna need it.
- Donald Skwarlo, Chicago
