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October 12, 2004
Real Life and Death
My Mass Media professor spent the entire hour and a half of class this morning showing us photographs of WWII and the Vietnam War while lamenting the fact that such images do not currently adorn the front page of the New York Times. He asked the class how we would feel if they were indeed more prevalent. Responses were thoughtful: "It would make me even more anti-war."
The professor then made a feeble attempt at creating a balanced discussion by asking if there was any way that it could create an opposite sentiment. Responses had equal depth: "Well, maybe for some it could make them mad at the other side... but it would just make me even madder at the President!"
At first I wanted to disagree with my professor. What about respect for the dead? What about respect for the family members of the dead? But I wound up agreeing that photographs of atrocities would give us a greater understanding of the tragedy that war is. However, I wondered, where were the photos of 9/11, of Americans jumping from windows out of the Twin Towers? Where were the photos of the thousands of Kurds that Saddam Hussein massacred with chemical weapons? Where were the photos of aborted babies -- or are those just too graphic and offensive to publicize?
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In other news, John "Pantene" Edwards appears to think that John "Flipper" Kerry is Jesus Christ.
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Quote of the Day:
"There were multiple kegs. The floor was awash in beer. People were sloshing through it, dancing." -My Mass Media Prof describing his dorm at the University of Michigan in 1976, when the drinking age was still 18.
*Note: I do not condone drunkenness.
Posted by Megan at October 12, 2004 08:06 PM
Comments
My boss's at work (when I worked at Maytag)(who used to live in Towers!) would tell me stories about partying on the 10th floor and throwing kegs and coolers out the window so they wouldn't get busted. Hehehe...
Posted by: Dan at October 12, 2004 09:44 PM
Long live towers and beer soaked floors!
Posted by: Matt Heerema at October 12, 2004 10:07 PM
They can blow up towers but it will forever live on in the hearts of those who lived there.
Posted by: paul at October 13, 2004 10:41 AM
So, wait, your prof showed you pictures of WWII?? Is he saying that war was unjustified? Does he think the NYT should have run pictures on the front page to turn Americans against the war?
What about intestines? I'd bring a book to class full of disgusting pictures of surgeries, and then announce that you're against the medical profession.
Car accidents. Look at the havoc they create. Look at the pain, suffering, death, and overall wretchedness. We must ban automobiles. That way the world will be a safer, less painful place.
Jackass.
Posted by: Pat at October 13, 2004 12:06 PM