Oh Contraversy

Continuing the PIB argument, we got a little off topic on thursday and opened up a discussion about homosexual couples raising children.
The question was, do you think that homosexual couples are capable of properly raising children?


Girl # 1 - No I don't think that they are capable of giving a child what he/she needs. Children need a mother and a father, they need to learn about the hunter and gatherer. If they only learn about hunting or gathering then they are missing out on the other one which is important. And also the child would be ridiculed in school by their classmates because it is not normal two have to moms or two dads. 
Does this girl live in the 21st century? hunter and gatherer? really?



Prof - okay, you touched on a couple of points here... let's start with the children being ridiculed, yes you may be right by saying that. Now, as for your first point, I'm not going to say "hunter and gatherer" is correct here, but what I think you are getting at is the specific gender roles that society has constructed as being either masculine or feminine, and I see what you are saying about having both sides but couldn't the child have a different adult in their life that plays one or the other role? Does it necessarily have to be the parent?


Girl #2 - Studies have shown that children who have same sex parents are more happy and well adapted then children from heterosexual relationships. Same sex couples have a hard time having children, they have to fight quite hard in order to become parents, so they are usually more appreciative of their child and that child feels loved and cherished, etc, which is exactly what makes a child healthy. Also, they have found that when the childs peers find out about them having two moms or dads they think its "cool! you have TWO MOMS! awesome!" Maybe 20 years ago children would be ridiculed, but not now.


Boy #1 - I don't think that having same sex moms is a bad thing, but I don't think that 2 guys could do it. Every child needs a mother, no man can give a child the bond that a child has with their mom.


Prof - HAHA! You said it not me - men are incompetent! ... But I do not agree with you, I personally would be an awful mother - I spend an hour with my nephew and I am exhausted, I know way more men that would be better "moms" then I would be!


Needless to say it was an interesting class, it's always funny to me when you are sitting in a liberal arts class and the bigots open their mouths.


:)

The PIB argument

   Yesterday we got back into the swing of things, we were discussing an article that addressed the "Homosexuality and PIB argument" P is polygamy, I is incest and B is bestiality. This article was written by a younger professor who did not agree with previous articles that lumped homosexuals in with PIB's. Other articles had said things along the lines of, if you think that homosexuality is natural then you will be caught in a slippery slope and think that polygamy, incest, and bestiality are natural.
Well this professor did not agree with this statement so he wrote a 30 page article on the differences between homosexuality and PIB... which I then wrote a critical essay on and ripped him apart haha. Anyways, this one girl in the class had so many questions about the Canadian laws concerning PIB, since it is now legal for homosexuals to be legally married in Canada she wanted to know what we were doing about the other ones.
Some interesting facts about Canada:
- Polygamy is legal in Canada, or so we think? the law defines polygamy as "one man having several wives", it doesn't even include women?! Wow... how long has it been since this was written? Polyandry is when a woman has multiple husbands, and polygaNy is when one man has several wives. PolygaMy is the overall term for multiple spouses.
- Polygamy is legal in Saskatchewan (GROSS)
- The law defines incest as having sexual relations with your immediate family (parents, grandparents, or siblings) it does NOT mention cousins...
I left class feeling quite perturbed.
Overall this wasn't a very good class, but I hope you can have a giggle at the outdated laws in Canada.

James Walker

Mr. Carson was the Mad Hatter for Halloween, pretty cool hey?

Anyways, today was Philosophy of Sexuality day so I need to say that this blog post may offend some people! If you are feeling easily offended today please do not read any further...

We are currently working on an article that critically analyzes what sex is and what kinds of sex are perverse according to the particular theory. Long story short this guy came up with something called the "Liberal Sexual Mythology" which basically explains the 3 biggest myths regarding sex:
1. The essential (or even sole) aim of sex is the enjoyment
2. Sex is essentially private
3. Any sexual activity is as valid as any other

Now, number one is the most problematic so our Prof asked us if we thought that people actually believed and lived by the first myth...

**Like I've said before this blog was inspired by a close friend who wanted many things but one of them was to know if 'that guy' was going to be in this class... and today was the day that 'that guy' finally spoke up.

Guy - " Yeah I totally believe number one, I mean that's why we have sex right? (laughter) Man, girls don't understand, like, guys get BLUE BALLS and girls don't know what that feels like"
Prof - "Um no girls do know what that feels like, I'm sorry that I don't have a penis and two balls but I know what it feels like to not get the relief from cumming"
Guy - "Well I guess what I mean is like, it just depends what the girl is willing to do for the guy to make sure he doesn't get blue balls you know? The whole point of sex is to get pleasure which is an orgasm."
Prof - "did you know that some people suffer from chronic orgasms? They can't function on a day to day basis because they can have multiple PAINFUL orgasms throughout the day?"
Guy - "Oh man i didn't know that, I guess a person isn't meant to have like, 50 orgasms a day"
*classroom in uproar
Blonde guy next to me - "SHUT UP GUY! I can see how someone who has never had sex before would think those things, however once someone has experienced sex they understand that there is a deeper connection that happens then strictly pleasure"

very funny.

But the best part happens now...

The Prof started calling out names while handing out quizzes and what name does she call?

"James Walker"

my heart stopped beating for a second, until I saw a small nerdy looking man walk up and retrieve his quiz...

MR JAMES WALKER! You're in my class afterall!!! :D

** James Walker happens to be the friend who inspired this blog for all those who are unaware.

Viewer Discretion Is Advised

Today was the official beginning of the journey into philosophy of sexuality.

This blog was created entirely for the purpose of depicting my ridiculous classmates for a friend living over seas. This class uses an absolutely offensive vocabulary so if you are easily offended I do not recommend reading any postings under this page as your ears/eyes  (depending if you are reading aloud) may start on fire.

Let me begin with the prof.
Awesome. She opens the class with the word 'cunt', and says it 50 times over just so that anyone who can't handle it drops out quickly. There are 44 of us I think? And I would guesstimate that 30 are female, but I am going to do a gendered head count on thursday.
There is a man who was sitting in front of me with salt and pepper hair who wore a wedding ring and giggled at the prof's jokes about her personal sexual encounters, he would also turn around to see if anyone else was finding these stories to be as hilarious as he did.
There was also another younger fellow in the front row who looked like he had never been so interested in anything else in his entire life. He is a regular at Starbucks so I will be sure to make a joke about sterile sex next time he comes in because he was so intrigued by the natural law theorists and their stance on sterile sex vs. homosexual sex. 

Some other observations:
- numerous girls in mini skirts wearing too much make up
- the gentleman who sat directly in front of me didn't move once, I am not even sure he blinked.
- I haven't heard the word erection used in class since the 6th grade, and I have never heard it used the way my prof used it.
- prof also made penis jokes.

All in all I would have to say that this class rocks, it's a little funny because it's first thing in the morning (note to self, drink coffee tues/thurs)  and then i go directly to "perspectives on Jesus" which seems a little... well... insert word here how about? haha