Cellphones are for more than just entertainment

Dear Abby: I would like to respond to “Ready To Bail in New Jersey” (Sept. 1), who was complaining about women being on their phones all the time. Does this man have any idea how much information and communication is shared electronically now? Work emails, school emails, group texts about various kid activities, and even grocery shopping are all done on a phone.

This is 2022. Women have a lot going on in their lives, and we use our phones to accomplish most things. Maybe the women he was referring to are trying to avoid contact with him because of his ridiculous view of women.

Michelle in Illinois

Dear Michelle: I warned “Ready” that my readers would have a lot to say about his letter and whether he is, indeed, a misogynist. Read on:

Dear Abby: If you start a sentence declaring you’re not a misogynist, you probably are one. In that man’s case, make that a definite. If I had to endure his company, I’d be on my phone, too, calling an Uber to take me the heck out of there.

Emily in Texas

Dear Abby: Speaking man-to-man, I would tell “Ready” that he has no real understanding of women.