Post readers: 'Barbie' movie just indoctrinates kids against men
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Barbie, an indoctrination against men
If anybody is thinking of going to the movies and seeing ''Barbie," don't, especially if you are taking your daughters. Yes, it is rated PG-13. A friend of ours, however, took her three daughters, under age 18, and they walked out before the movie was over. It left the children with a very bad impression of men. Does Hollywood want to corrupt, indoctrinate, and destroy the innocence of children? Is this what we want our society to become?
Vincent V, Stankay, West Palm Beach
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New law undermines civil justice
It is ironic the vice chair of "Floridians for Limited Government" wrote the "Your Turn" column applauding the dismantling of Florida's civil justice system by the Governor and his Republican legislative majority. The article was full of rebuttable points that can't all be made here because of space limitations. So, I will only address one.
The statement that the old law required insurance companies to pay those that sue them only applied to cases involving breaches of contract when companies refused to pay legitimate claims. The reasoning behind the old law was it wouldn't be fair to require people to spend their money to hire an attorney to get the benefits they paid the insurance company for, and to end up with less than they needed to recover their losses.
The new law makes it impractical to sue insurance companies for smaller claims since it is not feasible for individuals to pay an attorney more than or almost as much, the amount of the claim, or for attorneys to handle such claims on a contingent-fee basis. The result is there are now no consequences for insurance companies to wrongfully deny or refuse to make full payments for the majority of claims of this type that are made. Also of interest is this windfall to the insurance industry occurred when almost everyone in Lee County and thousands more in southwest Florida have insurance claims of this type. Finally, it should be noted that that the homeowners' companies that lobbied for the new law to reduce rates recently announced they were raising rates. One thing never changes: changes in Florida's civil justice laws almost never benefit the little guy, and no one seems to care until they have a claim.
Lake Lytal Jr., North Palm Beach
How to become a hero in Jupiter
Here's a thought. Charles Modica donates the property to the town of Jupiter. The town makes it into a preserve. Charles Modica gets a nice tax write-off and becomes a hero. He gets a plaque on the property. Everyone is happy.
Alice Richmond, Jupiter
Let's not give away our democracy
One only has to follow the disturbing events in Israel and the power grab of a politician and hard-right party whose ambition is total power with disregard for democratic values to see the foreshadowing for America. Are we as a country going to allow ourselves to slide into authoritarianism? Stand up for what past generations have died for.
Nancy Knowlton, Boynton Beach
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Barbie movie emasculates men more than entertains its audience
