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Stop prejudice against bikers

Dear Editor:

On reading a recent edi-
tion of the North Shore
News, | came across a pic-
ture of a teenager standing
in front of a motoreyele and
trailer. The title of the article
read ‘‘North Van teen rides
to top.””

In larger than normal
print to catch the readers’
eye, the story read: ‘‘Bikers
do not ali come with beards,
beer bellies and bad reputa-
tions." What this has to do
with a 16-year-old kid riding
in motocross competition is

Reader

Dear Editor:

Last year I wrote a letter
in defence of Japanese-
Canadians in which 1 asked
whether it was the policy of
the North Shore News to
promote racism. Siice then
you have paid ‘an avowed
racist and bigot to spew
hatred from your pages three
times a week. Like my letter,
other viewpoints are seldom
printed.

1 have long. since stopped
reading the paper except for

anybody's gucss.

Had the boy in the picture
been an East Indian wearing
a turban | wonder if the ar-
ticle would have started
with: “Not all Sikhs have
beards, beer bellies and tote
bombs." [ doubt it, the
Hindu community would be
on your backs in no time at
all. And for good reason
because that statement
would be blatant prejudice.
A line like that would not
make it past the editor to
print.

In reading your paper over

the last several months, one
thing has become perfectly
elear to me. The publisher,
editors, and writers of the
Nosth Shore News are pre-
judiced against bikers.

By now you have guessed
Lama biker. i have a beard,
do not have a beer belly and
if you mentioned my name
to the RCMP, they would
probably reply with ‘Steve
Who?"

fam not asking you to ac.
cept us, to like us or even
understand us. All | want is
the same consideration as

feels neglected

Indians written by a 7th
generation racist. Your
disclaimer means nothing as
you have no staff writers
who present the other side
and you consistently neglect
to print anything about the
brotherhood of man; the
need for understanding,
tolerance and caring.

It's unfortunate thet your

the cartoon, editorial page . i

and letters to the editor.
Many of my friends chuck
out the whole paper, flyers
and all. :

On Dec. 6 you published,
on your editorial page, a
scurrilous attack on Native

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