In regards to Alissa Griffith's columns, I am truly grateful. Not since Stephen Colbert's Colbert Report has the subtle genius of ironic commentary been used so effectively. This brilliant character she has created, that week in and out says some of the most laughable and entertaining thoughts, is wonderful. However, I feel her writing has been underappreciated, and worse, some people actually seem to be taking what she says literally. I know good comedy, and I assure you this is some of the finest this school has ever produced. Think about it: The very concept of her last column was absurd. A journalism major brazenly defending Christianity in a country where the population is 80 percent the same religion. Or the part where she cherry-picks averted tragedies and deems them examples of God's power, while ignoring all the other atrocities that occur daily. And better still, her gross display of ignorance when discussing topics like evolution. Her punch line, a series of random coincidences
was hilarious! Can you imagine a college junior in the United States who can't understand the very basic idea of natural selection? This was the funniest column she's written since the one when she condemned the Halloween celebrations in Athens, even though she's never been to one. I hope Alissa never gives up this comedic character. The blatantly uninformed opinions and hypocritical arguments help inspire readers to try and be better people, for fear of ever sounding so dumb.
Jeff Steinbrunner is a senior English major. 17
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