Letter: Don't be too uptight about Sex on the Hill

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

In response to the uproar that Sex on the Hill created, I think some of us are being a bit too uptight. I have all the respect in the world for the campanile as a World War II Memorial. I would never think of degrading a memorial or the people that served and died for their country. A photograph produced and set up by University students is a matter of expression, not a matter of dishonoring.

I have a long lost relative, Hubert McKay, a KU student who served and died in World War I. I am pleased that Memorial Stadium and the Memorial Student Union are there to remind me of his and others' efforts; however, I would not be bothered if a sexual picture were taken in either of those places. I am sure that students today and in years past have had sex in both the stadium and the student union, and frankly that doesn’t bother me either.

If the students that served in both World War I and World War II were alive today, I don’t think we could say that they would have done anything any different. Sex may have been more taboo then, but people still had it. Nevertheless, they are dead, and we are alive. For the next student-produced issue of Sex on the Hill, if you think there might be content that might possibly offend you, then don’t go looking to read it. This is college, and with it will come expressions of honoring the living not dishonoring the dead.

—Cortney McKay is a graduate student from Lawrence.

Comments

ku088008 (anonymous) says...

Agreed.

September 23, 2008 at 5:57 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawktraveler (anonymous) says...

I agree as well. When I saw Sex on the Hill, I didn't think anything of it. What bothered me most about the section was the editor's response to the uproar. "We didn't even think about that." "We need to think about what our readers will think." How did this kid get the editor's position?

September 24, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

em1 (anonymous) says...

You have a distant relative who served during WWI. Glad to see that qualifies you to speak on behalf of all veterans, particularly the one's who died and now have this memorial dedicated to them.
I will agree with you on the point that I shouldn't have to read the sex on the hill issue if I don't want to, and I'll ignore for a second the fact that the offending picture was on the front cover. I will then say that if I don't want to read this trash, or look at people defacing a WWII memorial, I shouldn't be forced to purchase this paper through my student fees. Only seems fair to me. And given the fact that I have distant relatives who have served in every major conflict since WWI, I think I'm equally qualified to say all this.

September 25, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ckennicott (anonymous) says...

My father served in WWII and I would never even think about having sex on his grave. If someone had sex on his grave he would be upset as would I. Would you mind if I had sex on your parents' grave?

October 1, 2008 at 8:18 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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