S.C. college’s production highlights political battle between lawmakers, public universities - The Washington Post
My lovely state.
The House has passed a bill that cuts $52,000 in funding to the College of Charleston for having a graphic novel about a family dealing with the suicide of a closeted gay father on the reading list for an introductory course and $17,000 to USC Upstate for having a gay and lesbian awareness week.
These politicians and those who support them seem to think if you just ignore the existence of something it'll go away. Trying to punish public universities for highlighting issues in the LGBT community is nothing short of authoritarian censorship.
The only thing that the college did that disturbed me in that entire article (which was very long!) was this piece:
The school purchased copies of the graphic novel — which includes cartoons that show two women having sex — for every incoming freshman
I'm sorry, but that bothered me. I don't think the college should be giving that kind of material to incoming freshmen, and no, not because it's depicting gay sex. Sorry, but as the mother of 3, I wouldn't want my kids' college to provide them with graphic novels containing cartoons of heterosexual couples having sex, either. Maybe I'm terribly old fashioned, but this all seemed a bit out of line.
But...but...it's educational! Isn't that the reason for going to college? :lol:
S.C. college’s production highlights political battle between lawmakers, public universities - The Washington Post
My lovely state.
The House has passed a bill that cuts $52,000 in funding to the College of Charleston for having a graphic novel about a family dealing with the suicide of a closeted gay father on the reading list for an introductory course and $17,000 to USC Upstate for having a gay and lesbian awareness week.
These politicians and those who support them seem to think if you just ignore the existence of something it'll go away. Trying to punish public universities for highlighting issues in the LGBT community is nothing short of authoritarian censorship.
S.C. college’s production highlights political battle between lawmakers, public universities - The Washington Post
My lovely state.
The House has passed a bill that cuts $52,000 in funding to the College of Charleston for having a graphic novel about a family dealing with the suicide of a closeted gay father on the reading list for an introductory course and $17,000 to USC Upstate for having a gay and lesbian awareness week.
These politicians and those who support them seem to think if you just ignore the existence of something it'll go away. Trying to punish public universities for highlighting issues in the LGBT community is nothing short of authoritarian censorship.
Declining to sponsor with money =/= book burning or censorship.
The only thing that the college did that disturbed me in that entire article (which was very long!) was this piece:
The school purchased copies of the graphic novel — which includes cartoons that show two women having sex — for every incoming freshman
I'm sorry, but that bothered me. I don't think the college should be giving that kind of material to incoming freshmen, and no, not because it's depicting gay sex. Sorry, but as the mother of 3, I wouldn't want my kids' college to provide them with graphic novels containing cartoons of heterosexual couples having sex, either. Maybe I'm terribly old fashioned, but this all seemed a bit out of line.
Mr. Borrachos and I haven't been working all these years so our kids can get handed pornography by their college administrations. That's what the Playboys under their beds are for.:lol:
actually it is if you are the government who is trying to suppress education by cutting funding because you don't like the content it is censorship.........
York University just got a class on pornography. It is also a public university.
That's nice but it has nothing to do with my post.
Well they are going to college, they are adults. There is a graphic novel that I own and so does my high school's library that depicts the same thing, but it is about coming of age, not about the sex. Not to mention it won numerous awards and had a film made about it. I wouldn't be surprised if the book is the one they are talking about.
When my kids go to college, my husband & I will be paying. We will decide what's appropriate. I have no interest in other adults providing my children with graphic content and pictures. They can provide that to their kids all day long.
That si because that is what the university is doing, giving pornography to students and having a whole classed based around it.
Thank you for the heads up. I wouldn't send my kids to a college to learn about pornography. They can go to the local 7-11 and buy Hustler Magazine with their own money.
I question the sanity of an adult who thinks it's appropriate to pass out pornography to other people's children. Call me old fashioned.
They elected to take that class, and my point still stands. They are adults I think they can handle seeing drawn breasts.
Pornography has a place in society so therefore we have a class on it, you don't have to take it, so what difference does it make?
Electing to take a class in pornography has nothing to do with the OP which stated that the college bought the material for all incoming freshmen and distributed said material to incoming freshman. That is not "elective".
Drawn breasts isn't the same thing as cartoons depicting women having sex with each other.
My kids...my money....my choice.
They are not eight, I think they can handle it. Drawn breasts is what the book is, trust me I own it.
actually it is if you are the government who is trying to suppress education by cutting funding because you don't like the content it is censorship.........
They are not eight, I think they can handle it. Drawn breasts is what the book is, trust me I own it.
Is there any reason you picked eight for the kids age?
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