College student foresees no further corruption

It's

American to have choices

As a 20-year-old

female and an upstanding citizen of Fayette County, I

would like to address the issue of the Hooters restaurant

chain's desire to build in the city of Fayetteville.

I consider myself a moral

and decent young woman; however, I do not foresee any

further corruption of the Fayetteville population if a

Hooters was built in Fayette County.

It has been made apparent

that quite a few leaders in Fayetteville (who are members

of certain church organizations) will go to any length to

keep this "horrible" establishment out of

Fayetteville. Why? So that certain young people won't go

into Hooters and see the absolutely "ungodly"

sight of a woman in gym shorts and a tight T-shirt?

Why not just look around

Fayetteville? What will the next step consist of: perhaps

shutting down the local Wal-Mart where I have seen many

women (and men) wearing provocative clothing at any given

time of the year? Or maybe a "board" or

"committee" (one member from each local church,

mind you) can convene and decide what cable stations and

movies should and should not be available to local

Fayette County citizens.

To reiterate, I consider

myself quite an upstanding member of Fayette County and I

also know that there is a time and place for everything.

However, if my boyfriend or my dad wanted to go to

Hooters on a Friday night, I wouldn't think any less of

him or any other person that chose to eat at or work in

Hooters.

It seems that the very

people that fear an establishment like this are the

people that fear themselves or the individuals that

belong to the groups they represent.

Could it be that the very

same people who are capable of going to Hooters, having a

beer, and checking out the "scenery" are also

capable of going to church on Sunday and worshipping

Christ? I think so.

While you may not find me

at Hooters, I seriously don't see anything immoral or

wrong with men or women of any denomination, color, or

lifestyle choice partaking in everything that Hooters has

to offer, especially in the convenience of their

hometown.

Nina V. King

Fayette County citizen

LaGrange College student