Your editorial on swingers
’ clubs is a classic example of mixing “apples and oranges.”
EDITOR:
Your editorial on swingers’ clubs is a classic example of mixing “apples and oranges.”
Fact: Swingers’ clubs are for adults only. Children are not involved in any way.
Fact: The swingers of today are the parents of the children of today. In fact, the family next door may have swinger parents who are also doctors, attorneys, store keepers, police and fire personnel.
Fact: The criticisms that you mention are the same ones that were cited in the far away ’50s and sixties. “That rock and roll music will lead our youngsters to perdition!” Those youngsters grew up just fine and are in Congress, City Hall and local City Councils. The Republic still stands.
To make swingers’ clubs a “child” issue is to mislead the reader regarding the true situation. The Supreme Court seems to understand the concept of adult conduct behind closed doors being nobody else’s business. Unless The Arena plans to have glass walls on their place, perhaps The Times shouldn’t throw stones.
Gillian Boardman,
San Jose
