The Debate Over ‘Jungle Fever’ : PRO-NJERI

T imes staff writer Itabari Njeri’s commentary on Spike Lee’s film “Jungle Fever” (“Doing the Wrong Thing,” June 23) has prompted an outpouring from readers, with responses supporting Lee outnumbering those supporting Njeri about 2 to 1. A sampling:

Art in Terms of Race

With regard to Njeri’s perceptive article:

Lee appeared at a recent meeting of the Advertising Club of Los Angeles. During a Q-and-A session, he was asked: “Why do you seem to see art in racial terms?” He replied: “To me, art is racial.”

To think I have always thought that art is art, and non-art is non-art. Silly me.

GORDON HEARNE

Encino