2008 Woodie Awards
TheCockBlock
Issue date: 2/15/08 Section: Viewpoints
In response to the column 'Conservative whiz spreads heartbreak' by Thomas Maluck
This is the way differences are supposed to be vetted. One can staunchly disagree with one's viewpoint and the manner in which they are expressed.
In response to the article 'Is campus living worth price?' by Katie Jones
Just imagine what graduate students pay to live in the awful graduate student apartments. The prices are significantly higher for outdated and run down apartments that have seen no signs a true improvements.
I realize a majority of graduate students choose to live off campus, but this decision could be in part due to a lack of options. So much time and so many resources have been spent on undergraduate housing, while graduate housing has remained neglected and unimproved. Graduate students deserve equal options, opportunities and amenities as well.
In response to the editorial 'Same-sex couples take stand at courthouse'
It's sad that some people are so ignorant that they actually whole-heartedly believe that laws banning gay marriage affects only eight people. That's just horrible. Open up your eyes to the real world. There are more than eight gay people in the world. It is 2008, for God's sake. Why should there be any discussion of discrimination? You would think that as a country we would have matured pass discrimination. But we haven't. This ban on gay marriages affects and offends me. So before you make a bold, ignorant comment like that, make sure you get your information straight. The fact that you haven't heard of this story should make you wonder why. Why hasn't this story made it to the press? Are we silently saying as a country that this issue is not important? What exactly are we saying?
As a country that is supposed to be tolerant to views, what are we exactly tolerating? What are we exactly promoting if it isn't freedom?
I had actually not heard anything about this "courageous" protest until I read about it here.
I fail to see how "these couples have guts" in this article. These people were obviously openly gay already, or else they wouldn't have tried to get married in the first place. So what is so courageous about trying to make a scene at a courthouse in front of a whopping eight people? I agree that it's wonderful to live in a country where we can petition the government for change; however, why should we care if a law offends a mere eight people? If we pass a law that only bothers eight folks, then the government is doing a pretty good job.
I'm amazed that a four person ... I repeat, a four person protest can garner such gushing praise. Comparisons to the Founding Fathers? Are you serious?
This is the way differences are supposed to be vetted. One can staunchly disagree with one's viewpoint and the manner in which they are expressed.
In response to the article 'Is campus living worth price?' by Katie Jones
Just imagine what graduate students pay to live in the awful graduate student apartments. The prices are significantly higher for outdated and run down apartments that have seen no signs a true improvements.
I realize a majority of graduate students choose to live off campus, but this decision could be in part due to a lack of options. So much time and so many resources have been spent on undergraduate housing, while graduate housing has remained neglected and unimproved. Graduate students deserve equal options, opportunities and amenities as well.
In response to the editorial 'Same-sex couples take stand at courthouse'
It's sad that some people are so ignorant that they actually whole-heartedly believe that laws banning gay marriage affects only eight people. That's just horrible. Open up your eyes to the real world. There are more than eight gay people in the world. It is 2008, for God's sake. Why should there be any discussion of discrimination? You would think that as a country we would have matured pass discrimination. But we haven't. This ban on gay marriages affects and offends me. So before you make a bold, ignorant comment like that, make sure you get your information straight. The fact that you haven't heard of this story should make you wonder why. Why hasn't this story made it to the press? Are we silently saying as a country that this issue is not important? What exactly are we saying?
As a country that is supposed to be tolerant to views, what are we exactly tolerating? What are we exactly promoting if it isn't freedom?
I had actually not heard anything about this "courageous" protest until I read about it here.
I fail to see how "these couples have guts" in this article. These people were obviously openly gay already, or else they wouldn't have tried to get married in the first place. So what is so courageous about trying to make a scene at a courthouse in front of a whopping eight people? I agree that it's wonderful to live in a country where we can petition the government for change; however, why should we care if a law offends a mere eight people? If we pass a law that only bothers eight folks, then the government is doing a pretty good job.
I'm amazed that a four person ... I repeat, a four person protest can garner such gushing praise. Comparisons to the Founding Fathers? Are you serious?
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Ryan Wilson
posted 2/18/08 @ 9:34 AM EST
As the graduate student at USC who planed the Freedom to Marry event, I am obligated to correct the Gamecock. We had 18-20 people at the protest, only 8 were gay. (Continued…)
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