LETTERS
SO DISAPPOINTED I'm so disappointed at your ignorant and frankly offensive description of Louise Nicholas as a 'rape victim' on page 28 of your Winter 2015 #23 issue. What a sad but good example of how important and powerful the words we choose to use are. Calling Louise a 'rape victim' not only freezes her identity in an incredibly sad and difficult time of her life, but also ignores and reduces the amazing work she has done for sexual abuse awareness in New Zealand. Her achievements are multiple and she deserves so much better than to be known as a victim. I really enjoy your magazine, but please be more careful to recognize the power that you have over those you write about. Daisy (email address supplied) Most of the women mentioned were known for careers that spanned a range of activities e.g. former Prime Minister Helen Clark is now in a top role at the UN. Louise Nicholas came to public notice as a rape victim. It is also the description ascribed to her in the information from the campaign. Ed.
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FOUR WHEELED ENJOYMENT I was quite surprised to find another radio man as your car reviewer. I was surprised you chose the gritty Sean Plunket, and even more surprised to find that he was quite funny, he knows a bit about cars and that I enjoyed reading his column. P. Davidson, Eastern Suburbs
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE I know that it was an item about a band, but the pictures which went with the Phoenix Foundation article in your recent issue were surprising. At a glance I would never have picked that it was a music story. And even them, having gone to the trouble of putting the photographs on the page you might have gone to a tiny bit more trouble and told us who they were. Marie Jackson, Wellington (abridged)
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REAL PEOPLE D OING REAL THINGS To the team at Capital, I just wanted to say, that up until 20 mins ago, I have NEVER read your mag. BUT at Commonsense Organics a friend insisted she buy it for me, well I have to just say, it's a BRILLIANT read, I love how creative you have been with EVERYTHING, style, paper , type, photography, story angles the whole shebang!! What struck me most was the human touch, not only HUGELY informative, but so lovely to hear real people, doing real things, alongside the goings on in the city…. not a celebrity or diet or scandal therein..JOY JOY JOY!! Carry on, I will be on the look–out for the next edition. Kind regards and thanks for thinking outside the box, marvellous!! Wilhelmina van der Aa, (abridged) Letters to editor@capitalmag.co.nz with subject line Letters to Ed or scan our QR code to email the editor directly.
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