I've been censored
The Daily Universe actually published a letter that I wrote them. They did cut a few lines, but the message still got across. I feel so special.
You can read my letter here. (It's the third one down)
If you want to read the editorial I was responding to, it's here.
My email managed not to save a draft of the letter, but I think that they just cut out a line that talked about how, in addition to students that are homosexual there are students that are married to or dating homosexuals. I really can't remember any more--it seems like there might have been a little more in there...
Now I'm just curious to see what kind of feedback my letter gets...
You can read my letter here. (It's the third one down)
If you want to read the editorial I was responding to, it's here.
My email managed not to save a draft of the letter, but I think that they just cut out a line that talked about how, in addition to students that are homosexual there are students that are married to or dating homosexuals. I really can't remember any more--it seems like there might have been a little more in there...
Now I'm just curious to see what kind of feedback my letter gets...
Comments
Very elegantly stated, I thought. It doesn't read like it had been chopped up.
And is Julie a friend of yours? A long lost cousin-in-law perhaps?
Excellent! Very well stated!! I'm going to be borrowing that sentiment next time someone gripes at me about "the gay cowboy movie" without even seeing it.
I'm trying to decide if I should paste his letter here. Maybe I will, just in case you didn't see it.
Church leaders or Hollywood?
In Friday's letter, "'Brokeback' depicts pain," Jessie Christensen discusses the hardships of "homosexual love." She states, "There are BYU students who feel attracted to members of the same sex and aren't sure how to deal with these feelings," suggesting that by seeing "Brokeback Mountain" they can learn to deal with these problems. It's disturbing that rather than referring to our inspired church leaders, she thinks that Hollywood has better advice. This couldn't be any more wrong!
Even if this issue does "represent reality for some people in our population," there are better helps out there than Hollywood's lies. We are blessed to be at a university that is led by inspired leaders. These leaders love us and want to help us; they aren't some senseless movie screen. Why trust in some shmoe looking to make a buck in Hollywood?
We should trust the guidance and counsel that living prophets have given us and use the sources the church has made so readily available. My beef isn't with the movie "Brokeback Mountain" or with people who struggle with these issues; it's with the fact that people are so easily deceived into trusting Hollywood's "reality."
Tanner Hicks
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands