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FEED Back around the country; he's even revered by his Louisville competitors. Ask any of them. Yet somehow Louisville Magazine saw ft to fnd something negative to say — which says more about your publication than him. Steve Coomes Goshen, Ky. White men can jump In praise of Dean I was disappointed to read the mention of Dean Corbett, chef-owner of Equus and Corbett's: An American Place, in your December issue diorama. Te piece allegedly focused on events occurring in 2013, so the mention of his 2009 appearance on the Today show was as pointless as the following reference to the "pill snafu from 2012." Why the magazine chose to mention the "snafu," which is a dead issue that had no place in that context, is beyond me. It was neither funny nor chronologically applicable. Had Louisville Magazine merely wanted to mention Corbett, it could have focused on the incredible amount of good he's done in this community for nearly three decades. He is a tireless fund-raiser for childillness and cancer-related causes. Te money amassed by his eforts to spearhead Bourbon & Bowties and the annual Gilda's Club dinner and auction — just two of several events in which he is involved — likely is in the millions. At no small cost to his business, he closes Corbett's for one day to host Bourbon & Bowties. Tat adds up to revenue forfeited and money spent paying his staf to work that night — an annual cost likely reaching the low fve-fgure range. Tat drive to help others is humbling and staggering, a huge sacrifce of time made by a married father of three. Corbett is a mentor to countless cooks, chefs and restaurateurs in Louisville and 10 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 2.14 As an avid reader of Louisville Magazine, I regrettably write this note in disgust over a comment made in the article "Songs for the Lesser Sung" in the December issue. In today's delicate day and age, with a desperate need for political correctness, I am in disbelief that one particular statement was approved to be published in this article. When referring to the portion of the article about Kyle Kuric, the following comment was made: "Kyle Kuric was known for two things: his three-point shooting — in particular his launches from the left baseline — and for his dunks, especially for a white guy." I am a male Caucasian. I do not think I need to explain what the racial, and possibly legal, implications would have been if a very similar statement had been said in regards to an African-American player — something like, "Felton Spencer was a great player, but he could not jump well, especially for a black man." In other words, I believe that the author of this article is using racially insensitive vernacular to describe a white man, which, in all reality, if a similar statement had been made about an AfricanAmerican athlete, there would most likely be more serious ramifcations facing the author, and perhaps legal ramifcations for Louisville Magazine, based on the potentially racist nature of said comments. Casey Schmidt Louisville Plight of the opera Bill Doolittle's article about the health of the Kentucky Opera ("Nights at the Opera," November 2013) was exciting. As a former board member of Te Friends of the Opera back in the days of (Kentucky Opera founding director) Moritz Bomhard, I recall the struggles he faced to make it go. We were happy to help in many ways — even saving the tubes from paper towels and toilet paper for one of his sets. I will never forget the time another board member and I were ironing the heavy costumes and the quizzical look on the face of the nicely dressed gentleman we passed as we carried the ironing board and iron in the alley behind the Brown. No doubt he enjoyed greeting his ofce staf with, "You won't believe what I just saw." Ruth Dietrich Louisville Write us Your comments on anything that appears in Louisville Magazine are welcome by email at loumag@loumag.com or by U.S. mail to: Feedback, Louisville Magazine, 137 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Suite 101, Louisville, KY 40202. Letters are most likely to be published if they are 300 words or fewer. They may be edited for length and clarity.