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COMMENT AND OPINION
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Pornography shouldn't
warrant our protection
By Jason Toth
■ The Daily Utah Chronicle
U. of Utah
Freedom of speech is inextricably
linked to freedom of thought and, as
such, is given great deference within the
American legal system Under our
Constitution, freedom of speech is
extended to every form of expression
until that expression dangerously trails
gresses another important constitution
al value. Yet, if a protected nexus exists
betwixt speech and thought, it seems fair
to ask what type of thought is encour
aged by defending hardcore pornogra
phy with the First Amendment
Even some of the most devout civil lib
ertarians have become distraught bv
defenders of pornography who cite the
First Amendment to protect their pecu
liar form of “speech.” It is hardly con
ceivable that it was the intent of the
framers to formulate a legal “catch-air
in the First Amendment The First
Amendment and the protections con
tained within it were designed not as
absolute demarcations, but rather as
ideals that could be balanced against
other democratic values.
Certainly the jurisprudence of the
Supreme Court, while giving substan
tia! weight to “free speech,” has never
held that free speech reigned supreme
over other equally important human and
constitutionally enumerated values
Indeed, the Court's perpetual struggle to
define the parameters of guidelines such
as the “fighting words doctrine" and the
“clear and present danger test" indicate
that all speech is indeed not protected
Pornography reduces men and women to
mere animals, incapable of intellectual,
spiritual or emotional intimacy. Irving
Knstol, a legal philosopher, adds that
the effects of pornography are particu
larly destructive and dehumanizing
toward women. Pornography, as a pro
fession (if such a term can lie applied), is
dominated by men, both as producers
and consumers Women in pornography
are presented as animal recipients of
grotesque acts of sexuality.
The usual response from defenders of
pornography via the First. Amendment
is that if we leave pornography alone, it
will disappear by itself. Consumers will
see pornography for what it is and refuse
to buy it. Simultaneously, we will exempt
ourselves from the dirty task of regulat
ing or restricting tire purchase of porno
graphic material.
This is really quite unpersuasive
First, the primary consumers of hard
core porn are not curious, adolescent
schoolboys; they are adults who enjoy
pornography in and of itself. Would any
one suggest that a voyeur or rapist would
be likely to “mellow” his sexual tenden
cies once he had “had his fill" of whatever
he was seeking? Similarly, we have little
reason to believe serious consumers of
pornography will abandon it once they
have “had enough."
When we argue for restricting pornog
raphy, we need not adopt some Victorian
notion of morality. Quite the opposite is
true.
In restricting pornography, we affirm
that sexuality is, indeed, good and
deserving of respect. We affirm that sex,
when connected with intimacy and affec
tion, is worthwhile.
We need not involve religious or
parochial moralities to argue that
pornography is degrading.
: in Seplemoer U asked
| students if the U S. govern
meet should support Ihe
! actons of Chinese student
Ip'Otesters Seventy-four ;
percent said yes fie govern .
i men; should support the
! protesters. U aisoasnedstu
i dents it mmtaty or community
service snoud 0e a requite
[ meet to receve knanoal aw
land while 83 pe'cent
| opposed military service
only 60 pe'cent opposed
community service
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Flag-burning
is protected
By Jack McPeck
■ The Daily Beacon
U. of Tennessee, Knoxville
By a 5 to-1 vote this summer the
Supreme ('curt reversed the conviction
and sentence of a man who burned the
1' S flag outside of the lOS-t Republican
National Convention in Dallas InefTect,
the decision holds that flag burning is a
legal and legitimate form of protest and,
as such, is protected by the First
Amendment guaranteeing freedom <>1
speech.
The public outrage that followed the
decision is not surprising. An opinion
poll showed that Americans disagreed
with the decision by an almost 'J-to-1
margin and about 70 percent said that
it should be made illegal to burn the flag
Kqually unsurprising is the speed
with which the decision has become a
political issue President George Bush
has called for a constitutional amend
ment to outlaw this form of protest, and
(.'ongress is debating a statutory ban on
flag burning.
But in their zeal to tlow with public
opinion, our elected officials are ignor
mg the reason why such a decision is so
key to the strength of the Constitution.
That a conservative court would ren
der such a seemingly liberal decision
(especially by the n-to-4 margin that
typically represents the conservative
majority on the court) is a reaffirmation
of the First Amendment The court has
refused to do exactly what Washington
loves to do make a political football
of the Constitution.
The flag symbolizes the first ideal of
America that any person is free to think
and express his or her thoughts, without
reprisal from the elected government.
1 lespite the great power of the flag, we
must resist the temptation to worship
symbols and icons. In doing so, we may
forget they are only representations of a
higher ideal.
Letter to the editor
Article was unfair
Dear Editor:
I am writing to express concern over
an article in your September issue about
anonymous gay sex titled “Sex in men’s
bathrooms worries gay activists." The
article is rank sensationalism. Though
it does present t he opinion of one gay stu
dent in a positive light as being against
bathroom sex, the article overall is neg
ative.
It promotes the concepts of gays as
promiscuous deviants and gay sex as
dirty and dangerous. Though I will not
deny that anonymous sex does exist, to
publicize it in this manner suggests that
it is a mainstream lifestyle for gay men.
And to publicize it on campuses only
serves to promote negative self-concepts
in those college students who are devel
oping facets of their sexual identities.
1 protest this negative stereotyping
and want to strongly encourage you to
follow up with a positive article about ser
vices and resources available to gay and
lesbian students on college campuses.
Mark von Destinon
Secretary, Standing Committee for
lesbian and Gay Affairs, The American
College Personnel Association