Helping hands and naked mannekins
Two divergent reader experiences today:
One sent us this letter: The story about Aleyna Castillo in the paper of Sept. 3rd was very moving. Please see she gets this small donation. Attached was a $25 check.
Even though it happens with some frequency, I'm always impressed and moved myself when a reader sends money to us for someone whose story has been featured in the paper. It's a manifestation of that generous spirit I've written about.
Another reader -- this one angry -- complained to one of our editors about a wire photo package about Fashion Week in New York City inside today's feature section. The problem: One of the photos showed a mannekin without clothes. (This photo -- the only one I could find online -- was in our package, but wasn't the primary offender.) I didn't get the call so I didn't catch all the commentary, but suffice it to say that the fact that the naked subjects were mannekins, not real people, didn't defuse the anger.
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It is very nice to see that people are moved by my story. I thank you all for your support.
Aleyna
Posted on November 29, 2007 3:35 PM