On November 1, 2010
Rob showed us a video from, “Brokeback Mountain.” It was an interesting video to say the least. I haven’t seen the video but from the clip that we saw it seemed to be very sensitive to the topic of gay love. Our society is forever changing and I am glad that this video was very upfront about this controversial issue. It is about time that people open their minds and their hearts to our people’s decisions. It is not our life to live so why should anyone have the right to say if it is wrong or right. I am glad that the video received so many awards as it shows that our world is becoming more accepted. This clip opened us up to the topic of sexual orientation.
On November 3, 2010
Rob started this class off with a general introduction to the topic of sexual orientation. He mentioned that it only becomes an issue when you are talking about the minority orientation. I wasn’t surprised to hear that our generation is more accepting compared to those of in past.
We then furthered the subject by talking about some terms related to sexual orientation. We defined sexual orientation, heterosexual orientation, homosexual orientation, homoerotic and heteroerotic.
Kinsey and Michael Storm both came up with a method to classify sexual orientation. Kinsey’s Continuum measured homosexuality on a scale from 0-6, 0 being heterosexual and 6 being homosexual. Michael Storm believed that there were different dimensions of sexuality. The dimensions were determined by either being low or high in homo and hetero eroticism.
Rob mentioned the show, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” He felt that these men had turned the negative things society said and turned it into a positive. I have never seen the show but I find it empowering that men that have so much riding against them can stand up and say they are proud of who they are.
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