To the editor:

Publishing Mr. Sorrentino's letter to the editor in last weeks paper displayed a clear lack of professional integrity on your part. If your policy is to print every letter to the editor you receive, would you print one that was obviously racist (not just using code words like "preserving the suburban values of Barrington") or one that was threatening, or one that was clearly offensive to minorities? Why on Earth would you think it's okay to print Mr. Sorrentino's ignorant diatribe regarding how women dress?

Mr. Sorrentino's letter may have passed as levity in another era but we are way beyond that in 2016. His letter is sexist, misogynistic, and embarrassing. I'm not sure if it was an attempt at humor but I was more concerned that his letter displayed signs of dementia, which is no more a laughing matter than shaming women for what they wear.

I don't know what's worse, his ignorant letter or the fact that it got published.

Kelly Thomas Burke

Barrington