• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

SC House votes to cut funding to public university for homosexul literature

vash1012

DP Veteran
Joined
Nov 14, 2012
Messages
1,558
Reaction score
537
Gender
Male
Political Leaning
Other
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.

Modern book burning.

Ans it isn't just your state. I'm a North Carolinian and we have some of the same ideological ignorance in our State House.

I'm also a Republican and have been all my life. I'm what could be called a Goldwater Republican. I'm trying to open peoples eyes and hearts from within. There are a lot of GOPers like me, although you wouldn't know it by watching TV news or reading the newspapers. The problem is that the Religious Right has gained a lot of power, both within the party and in politics as whole. As a Christian, I disagree with these peoples interpretation of the Bible. Especially those parts they use to excuse and justify hate. Jesus didn't hate anyone, but some of his so called followers damn sure do and do so in His name.
 
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.
 
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:
 
SC was worried Liousianna was going to take their position as most embarrassing state of the union.
 
But...but...it's educational! Isn't that the reason for going to college? :lol:

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:
 
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.
 
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.

Honestly, I wish "regular" literature was more universal. then we wouldn't need alternative programs for this or that literature. Good literature comes from all points of views and parts of society.
 
Declining to sponsor with money =/= book burning or censorship.

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.........
 
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.

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.
 
Last edited:
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:

York University just got a class on pornography. It is also a public university.
 
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.........




you clearly have no concept of what censorship is. Spend a few years in Saudi Arabia or Iran, that will clear it right up.
 
That's nice but it has nothing to do with my post.

That si because that is what the university is doing, giving pornography to students and having a whole classed based around it.
 
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.
 
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.

They elected to take that class, and my point still stands. They are adults I think they can handle seeing drawn breasts.
 
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.
 
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.

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?
 
They elected to take that class, and my point still stands. They are adults I think they can handle seeing drawn breasts.

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.
 
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?

Are you reading my posts? An elective class has nothing to do with the part of the story in the OP that I objected to.
 
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.........

It's a public university, so they can censor anything they please. If you don't want the government censoring what universities do then a good start would be to stop with the nonsense of public universities in the first place.
 
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?
 
Back
Top Bottom