Monday, October 15, 1934
Daily Nebraskan
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Letters
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Expression of opinion results in verbal attack
As this month is National Fam
ily Sexuality month, it to expected
that discussions and debates arise
about such Issues as homosexu
ality and premarital sex. One such
panel discussion on the former
subject was conducted in my
Psychology of Women class. The
panel consisted of three women
identifying themselves a3 lesbians.
That was aU.
The discussion was going fine
until I raised the question: "Do
you feel any guilt for having these
unnatural relations with other
women?" (I am a born-again
Christian and was speaking from
this viewpoint.) The class was in
shock. One of the women accused
me cf asking a loaded question.
But is there such a thing as a
loaded question when you have a
loaded panel? I heard responses
like "Oh, come on!" and "Not all
Christians believe that." (In re
sponse to the latter comment, I
ask you to read Romans 1:21-32.)
I felt this treatment was unfair
and against the instructor's stated
purpose of the course. This pur
pose is stated in item three of the
course syllabus: "You need to give
feedback to practice your ability
to take responsibility for your
beliefs. No one will be penalized
for stating their opinions." I took
responsibility for my beliefs, stated
my opinion and was penalized.
I think any discussion on a
controversial issues such as this
should be given fair treatment in
any class that chooses to deal
with one. My instructor did not
do so.T was the only one in class
who expressed opposition and
was the only one who was ver
bally attacked for standing up for
my views. Such practice should
not be condoned at this univer
sity, nor in any class.
Scott Stocking
senior, integrated studies
president College Careeer Chris
tian Fellowship
Student says homosexuality is mental illness
If a chilly Midwest climate keeps
gays in the closet, as the title of
John Koopman's article (DN, Oct.
11) indicates, I accept a return to
the Ice Age with open arms. I
cannot deny that I will be the first
to accept that society must face
up to the homosexual situation
and become informed. But I will
be the last to accept a homosex
ual community as anything even
near permanent in our society.
In Koopman's article, Brezinski-
Stein says, "Homophobia is more
pronouced in the Midwest be
cause the people have little expo
sure to anyone who is 'different. "
This may be true to a degree, but
it would be a mistake to think
that Midwest traditional values
don't also play a role.
Larry Weis3 points out that "in
the late '60s and early 70s, homo
sexuality still was being treated
as a mental illness..." While you
read that in the past tense, hold
on. That is one view that's here to
stay. The most valid point in Koop
man's article is that stated by
Brezinski-Stein that "the prob
lems are magnified by people who
look for simplistic answers to
complex solutions."
While I believe that the answers
are not simple, I stand by the fact
that homosexuality is a mental
illness. Believing such, I find it
particularly hard to swallow Ste
belman's statement that "gay lib
eration is intrinsically tied to
women's liberation." In one sent
ence he has condemned 50 per
cent of America's population as
mentally ill.
Tom Dierks
senior
industrial engineering
students
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exclaim, right-on, Nathan! As a our present isolationary-utopian dents face: family, friends and all
iivH in Frirrmp cMtn in whih ivp pnvkinn our- familiar ties lie thousands of miles
MoKmcian Nnwpvpr T t'ppl raxes serious self-defense measures,
will induce these people to move such as judo, karate or any other
underground or sell to interna- combative sport. Train them to
tional markets, if they are not use a gun, not once, but make
doing so now. Besides, it could be them practice to kill any man
years before such a law would be who tries to force himself upon
passed, if passed at aU, for I'm her sexually. Concurrently,
sure the pornographic industry women must organize a secret
would fijzht until its last oreatn io searcn ami ueanuy uu-rcam
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In response to Nathan Strong's trends will eventually force each economy which eventually hits
Oct. 10 letter to the editor voicing one of us to think twice about home Lincoln,
his concern for some people's meeting the world's needs, not to
n arrow-mindedness pertaining to mention each individual's personal Take a moment to consider the
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and Asia, I also have a low toler- selves to live? away. They come here with one
ance for people who fail to con- : ? main goal, a prospective future
sider the feelings of our foreign Many foreign students repres-: a future for themselves by ris-
students and mock their identi- ent countries that hold vast ing above masses through higher
ties. Also, pure economics takes resources vital to the world education to better themselves
us further than just the mere economy, while others represent and their countries. These cour-
goodwill. In a world with ever- countries with staggering prob- ageous individuals, to say the
increasing Third World popula- lems in need of technology and least, deserve a hearty welcome
tions arid near stagnant developed- resources. We cannot fail to see and our admiration.
that our fellow students who are Annette Friskopp
country population growth, we foreign representatives hold the junior
cannotfailtorecognizethat present key to major impact on the world international busmess
Sexual abuse warrants violence, student says
I agree with the idea of levying put ourselves on their level and lish degrading advertisements of
taxes on violent pornographic fight violence with violence, women being abused, the pro
movies (James A. Fussell column From day one oar daughters duct advertized, or perhaps,
in hp raneht and drilled in Dicket the DornosraDhic theaters.
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senior
English, pre-law
hana onto any profitable portion
of their abhorrent business.
Women are too passive in their
attempts to deal with porno
graphy, rape, child molestation
or other sexual attacks against
them. Picketing pornographic
theaters and marches is not going
to work. Men must realize women
mean business, and one way is to
kill anv man acauitted for rape
under twisted evidence. The mem
bers, of course, would remain
anonymous to society and make
their own rules accordingly.
For those who wish to fight
peacefully, then do so by boycot
ting. These women should boy
cott stores that sell pornographic
magazines, magazines itim puo-
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