Letters

Readers respond to "Ben Affleck Sexy?" by Sheerly Avni.

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Nov 25, 2002 | [Read the story.]

The letters have been pouring in, and most of you agreed with Sheerly Avni's rant about Ben Affleck being unworthy of People magazine's moniker "Sexiest Man Alive."

Some of you had your own nominations. Honorable mentions included baldy bad boy Vin Diesel, perennially popular Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt, indie fave Clive Owen, "24" stress babe Kiefer Sutherland, swarthy worthies Benicio Del Toro and George Clooney, and classics Denzel Washington and (Ben's pal) Matt Damon. But the runaway winner, by many, many votes, was Russell Crowe.

This got us thinking that perhaps we should formalize this process a bit. After all, you were reacting to a reaction to a People magazine choice.

In this time of perhaps-impending war, recession and bad weather -- not to mention holiday shopping and dinners with relatives -- we thought we'd offer you something more interesting to ponder. Tell us who you think the sexiest man alive really is -- and why. We'll tabulate the results, print the best letters and then we'll tell you who Salon thinks it is. Send your e-mail letters to me at kcroft@salon.com. Please put "sexiest man" in the subject line.

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Ben Affleck debunked. Thank you, Salon. Once again you have earned the price of my subscription. But forget Vin Diesel; the sexiest man in film was Tcheky Karyo in "Saving Grace."

-- Patricia Schwarz

I used to like Affleck until he screamed bloody murder at folks who voted for Nader, while he failed to vote at all. After that, I realized that not only was the Affleck duck sexier, but he was a better actor as well. Shame that out of the "dynamic duo," the more talented and much sexier Mr. Damon is shunned for Buff Daddy.

-- Julianne Motley

I would absolutely have to agree with Sheerly Avni's opinion of Ben Affleck's sexiness. I would prefer the man in Salon's featured personal to sweep me away. He looked much sexier than Ben in a side-by-side comparison.

-- Tanya Stepasiuk

Hurray to Sheerly Avni. I agree with her completely. Ben Affleck parts his hair a little differently and he's instantly unrecognizable to me. (I once watched him in an interview where I didn't even realize it was him until it was over; he was that unrecognizable and that bland.)

And Ms. Lopez saying that the difference between her and People magazine is that she will find him sexy even in 100 years made me laugh for an hour straight. They're both the sluts of Hollywood, pairing up with whomever they happen to be co-starring with at the moment. Jennifer Lopez cheapens marriage as an institution and we need to stop making her into a "blushing bride," giving her the attention she so obviously craves. Time for the media to move on to something else!

-- Stevie Shea

Wait until J.Lo figures out that Ben is actually Adam Sandler. Notice you never see them in the same place?

-- Polly

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