The following was a letter sent to The Daily Universe, our school newspaper.
Letter: Swimming pornography
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 21:15
I was horrified by the photo of Michael Phelps that appeared in The Daily Universe on Monday. Phelps, a rather muscular and good looking man, was shown shirtless along with another attractive swimmer.
Doesn’t The Daily Universe understand the women of BYU’s campus cannot lead virtuous lives with clean thoughts when they’re presented with pornography at every turn?
What makes this problem even worse, though, is the fact that male sports teams all across campus routinely practice with their shirts off. Perhaps men, in their own purity and innocence, don’t understand how the female mind works. Seeing a woman in a bikini has no effect on a man, so he doesn’t understand what it does to a woman when she sees a topless man.
Let me explain: unlike men, we can only control our thoughts to a point. When men walk around half-naked, they turn themselves into pornography, and thus they tempt us.
So, out of my deep love and respect for the men on this campus, I beg them: please stop turning yourselves into pornography. Show yourselves enough respect to cover up and save the sight of your naked torso for your wife. Besides, women need you to be the gate-keepers of chastity.
Emily BelangerLee, N.H.
Letter: Swimming pornography
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 21:15
I was horrified by the photo of Michael Phelps that appeared in The Daily Universe on Monday. Phelps, a rather muscular and good looking man, was shown shirtless along with another attractive swimmer.
Doesn’t The Daily Universe understand the women of BYU’s campus cannot lead virtuous lives with clean thoughts when they’re presented with pornography at every turn?
What makes this problem even worse, though, is the fact that male sports teams all across campus routinely practice with their shirts off. Perhaps men, in their own purity and innocence, don’t understand how the female mind works. Seeing a woman in a bikini has no effect on a man, so he doesn’t understand what it does to a woman when she sees a topless man.
Let me explain: unlike men, we can only control our thoughts to a point. When men walk around half-naked, they turn themselves into pornography, and thus they tempt us.
So, out of my deep love and respect for the men on this campus, I beg them: please stop turning yourselves into pornography. Show yourselves enough respect to cover up and save the sight of your naked torso for your wife. Besides, women need you to be the gate-keepers of chastity.
Emily BelangerLee, N.H.
I hope she dies.
ReplyDeletehahahahahahhaha oh my gosh.
ReplyDeletei personally like my pornography of shirtless men.
I refuse to believe that whoever wrote that was being serious...
ReplyDelete"Perhaps men, in their own purity and innocence, don’t understand how the female mind works. Seeing a woman in a bikini has no effect on a man, so he doesn’t understand what it does to a woman when she sees a topless man."
I'm 10,000% sure this is wrong. Its the other way around. So M.Phel can show me what he's workin with any time he wants.
OK, let's get real. Michael Phelps is a skinny mousey looking bong smoking nerd who does NOT look good without a shirt, unless you are turned on by boney,veiny,spindley arms. I however like a man with a bit of meat on his bones and a good moral and ethical character to match, So what, he is a good swimmer, and earned 8 Gold wheatie medals for the good old USA, I would take a soldier in full combat gear and a farmers tan any day, And ladies, you can set your sights a little higher if you are into fawning over 'idols'. I am sure that one day you will hear yourselves say"what was I thinking"
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh what a good joke. Bwaha. She just quoted EVERY excuse that men give. Amazing.
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