LETTER: Drinking ad is hateful

Editor,

I am concerned with an ad in the March 21 issue of the Utah Statesman. The ad I am concerned with is the ad placed by the Student Wellness Center depicting people who drink as “pants pissing out-of-control losers.” This ad is not only unfair, but it is covertly political and motivated by moral elitism. Instead of promoting responsible drinking or drinking at a proper age, the ad focuses on putting unneeded fear in students.

I feel that it serves no good purpose to the students. After reading it students may think that alcohol automatically makes you lose control, and they may develop a negative perception of their fellow students who do choose to drink alcohol responsibly. This ad forces narrow-minded views of the NATIONAL minority on an entire campus of diverse individuals. Please do a real service to the student body and focus in inclusion and education instead of exclusion and hateful propaganda.

Erik Valdez