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Pulse brief
Fans debate status
of Marine ‘Idol* Josh
Last week, “American Idol” fi
nalist Josh Gracin impressed view
ers with his performance of a
Garth Brooks song, “Ain’t Goin’
Down ‘Til the Sun Gomes Up.”
But what’s gone down lately on
the show’s online message boards?
A small skirmish over the stateside
status of the singing Marine from
Westland, Mich.
“Josh should leave,” griped an
“Idol” fan who wanted him off the
show because other Marines are
fighting in Iraq.
“The PR he is providing is price
less,” countered another. “Get off
his back.”
A few fans argued Josh should
be over there fighting. The major
ity defended him, saying U.S.
troops aren’t allowed to choose
when or if they go overseas.
And a wave of pro-Josh mes
sages slammed the current issue of
LA Weekly, where columnist Nikki
Finke advised Josh to “suck it up
and ship out on his own,” especial
ly since some members of his unit
have been deployed to Kuwait.
According to a military
spokesperson, however, the flap is
much ado about nothing.
Josh’s status is the same as it’s
always been, says Gapt. Shawn
Haney of the Marine Corps liaison
office for movies and television.
Namely, he hasn’t received any de
ployment orders, but if he does,
he’ll answer the call.
“He knows it, the show knows it,
everyone knows it,” says Haney,
who’s acting as a liaison to “Ameri
can Idol.”
For the moment, Josh is living
with the show’s eight other final
ists in a large secluded house with
reporters kept away. Normally,
he’s stationed at California’s Camp
Pendleton.
Although some Marines from
Josh’s unit, the huge 1st Force Ser
vice Support Group, have been
sent to the Persian Gulf, his partic
ular maintenance section hasn’t
been given those orders.
“A lot of people don’t under
stand Lance Cpl. Gracin doesn’t
get to decide when he deploys,”
says Haney.
There’s always a chance Josh
could be sent overseas. If that hap
pens, “Idol” producers have prom
ised he can return as an automat
ic finalist next season.
—Julie Hinds, Knight Ridder
Newspapers (KRT)
Pornography
continued from page 5
they feel about pom violence. The
subjects spread over a wide demo
graphic — ages 19 to 67, gay,
straight and bisexual, and their an
swers are equally diverse. The au
thor found his interviewees prima
rily through the Internet but also
through friends and acquaintances.
Beneath this discussion, Loftus
subtly attempts to debunk the femi
nist theories traditionally contend
ing pornography is nothing more
than an expression of men’s desire
to control women. However, the ar
gument doesn’t come across as the
book’s strongest aspect. In fact, the
point almost gets lost in the swirl of
loosely organized interviews, which
constitute the bulk of the work. But
the writing is nowhere near a fail
ure; the content is compelling, es
pecially for female readers who
want to gain more insight into
men’s preferences. The subjects’ re
sponses seem extremely honest, in
timate and detailed, and turning
the pages evokes a feeling of near
voyeurism. Sometimes shocking
and sometimes endearing, the work
accomplishes the task of persuad
ing men to talk about a taboo sub
ject they have often been admon
ished to keep under wraps.
“I saw that a huge section just
wasn’t getting discussed,” Loftus
said, adding that his main objective
was to illuminate the subject and
widen the public debate.
He said pornography is often as
sociated with unnecessary pain,
suffering and shame.
“People know better,” he said.
Loftus, a Harvard alumnus, was
bom in Eugene and once worked as
a full-time reporter for The News
Review in Roseburg; the remainder
of his biography is too vast to re
count in this space. Loftus was a
runner in high school, breaking
Steve Prefontaine’s freshman two
mile record. In college, he appeared
on stage with Estelle Parsons; later,
he wrote freelance stories and even
traveled the globe. Recently, Loftus
was a contestant on “Who Wants to
Be a Millionaire?” Now, he has em
barked upon what he calls a “do-it
yourself book tour.” He has intro
duced “Watching Sex” in Roseburg,
Portland, Coos Bay and Seattle. He
will speak at Southern Oregon Uni
versity on April 14 and will make
two appearances at Stanford on
April 16.
“Watching Sex” is enlightening,
and curious women and men alike
will benefit from its content. The
work, available at bookstores now,
offers insight into others’ views sur
rounding pornography and a tool
for solidifying the reader’s own
opinion. Find out more about the
author and read snippets of
“Watching Sex” at www.davidlof
tus.com.
Contact the Pulse editor
atjacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com.
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