http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/02/on-being-offended-by-mr-andoscia/ Sat, 19 May 2012 17:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/02/on-being-offended-by-mr-andoscia/#comment-769 Mr. Andoscia Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:04:48 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/02/on-being-offended-by-mr-andoscia/#comment-769 I'd love to tell you that people handle themselves better in real public forums and real claimsmaking marketplaces...but that would be a lie. Some pretty unfortunate claims are made and proposals offered. The point is to make sure there is someone there to counter the ridiculous, absurd or even dangerous. If you leave, or if you remain silent, the ridiculous claim could win out, and you are complicit in this. Remember, the holocaust was based on social problems claims making. There must have been someone around who thought the claim was absurd and the policies were atrocious. What did they do? They shut up, they left town...leaving the rest to suffer the consequences. I’d love to tell you that people handle themselves better in real public forums and real claimsmaking marketplaces…but that would be a lie. Some pretty unfortunate claims are made and proposals offered. The point is to make sure there is someone there to counter the ridiculous, absurd or even dangerous. If you leave, or if you remain silent, the ridiculous claim could win out, and you are complicit in this. Remember, the holocaust was based on social problems claims making. There must have been someone around who thought the claim was absurd and the policies were atrocious. What did they do? They shut up, they left town…leaving the rest to suffer the consequences.

]]> http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/02/on-being-offended-by-mr-andoscia/#comment-642 Julia-Edison Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:58:33 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/02/on-being-offended-by-mr-andoscia/#comment-642 I would like to discuss our class debate on the sexual content in the “Andosciaville” area and proposals to either create a red light district or to sensor these places of business and possibly shut them down. As an adult I do not feel that censorship is absolutely necessary in a college classroom. These classes are meant to educate us and this class in particular shows young adults how to express their opinions in an intelligent and professional manner. Unfortunately, some individuals took these opinions to another level. Some comments that were made had no intelligence or thought put into them. I want to personally address those classmates that forgot to think before they speak. It is one thing to debate a very hot topic in society intelligently. And it is another to make a mockery of your education and make yourself look like a fool. I was disgusted by several comments made especially because I have stepdaughters and realized that these are sexual comments that they may have to face one day as grown women. One group needs to realize that in life you should remember that if you want to make a difference and have your voice heard you need to put some time and effort into your conversations. I also felt that it was disrespectful to our professor to make a mockery out of this class. Thank you to all the groups that brought some real problems in our area and addressed them in an adult manner. Obviously, the students that did have actually taken something from our class. I personally left after the first group made some crude sexual comments. I do feel that I should have stayed after the second was finished so I could voice my opinion and direct my distaste at that group directly and I am sorry I didn’t have the chance. I only hope that in the real world that this is not the direction some people take on discussing real issues and that we can all learn something from these proposals. I would like to discuss our class debate on the sexual content in the “Andosciaville” area and proposals to either create a red light district or to sensor these places of business and possibly shut them down. As an adult I do not feel that censorship is absolutely necessary in a college classroom. These classes are meant to educate us and this class in particular shows young adults how to express their opinions in an intelligent and professional manner. Unfortunately, some individuals took these opinions to another level. Some comments that were made had no intelligence or thought put into them.
I want to personally address those classmates that forgot to think before they speak. It is one thing to debate a very hot topic in society intelligently. And it is another to make a mockery of your education and make yourself look like a fool. I was disgusted by several comments made especially because I have stepdaughters and realized that these are sexual comments that they may have to face one day as grown women. One group needs to realize that in life you should remember that if you want to make a difference and have your voice heard you need to put some time and effort into your conversations. I also felt that it was disrespectful to our professor to make a mockery out of this class.
Thank you to all the groups that brought some real problems in our area and addressed them in an adult manner. Obviously, the students that did have actually taken something from our class. I personally left after the first group made some crude sexual comments. I do feel that I should have stayed after the second was finished so I could voice my opinion and direct my distaste at that group directly and I am sorry I didn’t have the chance.
I only hope that in the real world that this is not the direction some people take on discussing real issues and that we can all learn something from these proposals.

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