Letters: Mar. 29, 1999

THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN'S BODIES

"When does your issue come out on typical men, featuring naked male bodies? I'd like a little beefcake too!" KATHY PTACIN Wauwatosa, Wis.

Three cheers for "The Real Truth About the Female Body"--the most informative, most sensible and most enjoyable piece on gender issues I've seen in a very long time [THE SEXES, March 8]. Barbara Ehrenreich, in her delightful way with words, punctures stereotypes right and left, revealing new subtleties in the ever fascinating dual sexuality of our common humanity. RICHARD L. BRUBAKER Chicago

Even though they may now be calling themselves "femaleists," they're still...

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