The topic of porn is a bit confusing for me.  I feel that people that watch it obviously enjoy it, but I realize that some porn passes the point of merely appropriate.  Students in class brought up the fact that brutality in porn has become more popular and to be honest I'm a bit uncomfortable with the idea that some watch this and further more enjoy it.  Brutality to the point of rape in porn, in my opinion, only gives pleasure to rapists and those who enjoy beating on woman.

3/10/08

I've been a little behind in posting, due to health issues, but I would like to touch on the Scopes and Dover trials.  Since I would like to become a high school teacher these trials made me think about some restrictions I might face in the classroom.  The constitution states that no kind of religion can be taught at public schools, including evolution/creationism/intelligent design.  I very much agree that it is not a good idea to bring religion or evolution to a classroom in high school.  It would cause more problems than it is worth.  The problem with this is that student only learn what their families beliefs are, though church, conversation and so on.  I feel that most students who come to college have a very tunneled view of the world.  I know that I thought the way my parents do before I came to college, then I realized how many different ways of thinking there are.  Maybe this (college) is the time to learn these things, but I can't help but think how much better off young adults would be if they had a broader knowledge of different perspectives.