Welcome...and initial guidelines...

This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

Weekly plans and other materials will always be posted in Vista, not this blog. So go to Bb Vista to get the discussion prompts and other instructions.

I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

You should have received an email from me inviting you to become a contributor to this blog. The email was sent Monday afternoon to your official Drexel email address.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Sexual Preference= Persecution

While I have not paid attention to the actual show itself, the show on MTV, Tila Tequila’s Shot at Love. This show is about an Internet star that is bisexual, and looking to find the woman or man of her dreams. This does not have a direct relation to the war in Iraq, being that the show is a reality dating show. But the topic definitely has a relation to political and military controversies.

Bottom line is that sexual preference is a huge issue in the military today. Homosexuals are very persecuted in America’s armed forces, whether you are a woman or a man. Homosexual men are not allowed to enter the military; they have named it “a mental disorder. “ (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0621-06.htm).

I personally find this outrageous. I feel that anyone who wants to serve his or her country should be given the opportunity. When it comes down to it, they function just as anyone else would, sexual preference aside; they are able to fire a gun, work on a computer, and lead people just as any heterosexual would be able to.

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