2008 Woodie Awards
Have we given this any thought…
Steven Glenn
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: Opinion
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I have a number of questions I want to pose. They are my own and do not necessarily represent the questions or opinions of The Bengal newspaper staff. Any similarities between my opinions and those of The Bengal staff are purely coincidental.
In the last few weeks, ASISU Program Board has been advertising across campus the new gallery showing of God's Art, nude photography by Nick Homburg. In advertising the event, the Program Board called the opening event "…great fun…daring…head-turning and quite tasteful." Of course it is head-turning…naked people tend to draw attention. If you saw a naked person on campus, most likely you would do a double take just to make sure he or she was, in fact, naked.
Here is my question: since when do you have to get dressed up to go and see naked photos of other people? The Program Board said the Gallery Opening on April 16th was a "…black tie affair." It seems a little funny that of all the gallery openings the Program Board has put on over the years, this one, the first nude photography exhibit, is the first 'black tie' event. Is it the fact that people are getting dressed up that makes nude photography a legitimate and accepted form of art in the society?
It is obvious that Homburg is a Christian, or he wouldn't have titled his first public showing "God's Art." Sure, I believe that God created man and woman, in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but it seems that we have forgotten one of the first stories in the Bible. God created Adam and Eve, they were naked in the Garden of Eden, and they were not ashamed, until they realized they were naked. God never told Adam and Eve not to be ashamed.
Sure, God created them, and created them naked. God created one more thing before he let Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden: clothes.
Speaking of changes in society… that brings us to the next question relating to Don Imus. The Radio personality, who has been on air with the same show since 1979, referred to members of the Rutgers University Women's Basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" on the air. He was referring to them looking rough, with tattoos and the like. What followed was an outcry from all sorts of members in the so-called "black community," for him to be fired by NBC and CBS radio.
In the last few weeks, ASISU Program Board has been advertising across campus the new gallery showing of God's Art, nude photography by Nick Homburg. In advertising the event, the Program Board called the opening event "…great fun…daring…head-turning and quite tasteful." Of course it is head-turning…naked people tend to draw attention. If you saw a naked person on campus, most likely you would do a double take just to make sure he or she was, in fact, naked.
Here is my question: since when do you have to get dressed up to go and see naked photos of other people? The Program Board said the Gallery Opening on April 16th was a "…black tie affair." It seems a little funny that of all the gallery openings the Program Board has put on over the years, this one, the first nude photography exhibit, is the first 'black tie' event. Is it the fact that people are getting dressed up that makes nude photography a legitimate and accepted form of art in the society?
It is obvious that Homburg is a Christian, or he wouldn't have titled his first public showing "God's Art." Sure, I believe that God created man and woman, in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but it seems that we have forgotten one of the first stories in the Bible. God created Adam and Eve, they were naked in the Garden of Eden, and they were not ashamed, until they realized they were naked. God never told Adam and Eve not to be ashamed.
Sure, God created them, and created them naked. God created one more thing before he let Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden: clothes.
Speaking of changes in society… that brings us to the next question relating to Don Imus. The Radio personality, who has been on air with the same show since 1979, referred to members of the Rutgers University Women's Basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" on the air. He was referring to them looking rough, with tattoos and the like. What followed was an outcry from all sorts of members in the so-called "black community," for him to be fired by NBC and CBS radio.
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Maureen McGuire
posted 4/27/07 @ 9:03 AM MST
I am very disappointed in this post. I would expect that someone who has made it far enough to push the post button on opinions of this nature would have also thought about writing clear concise arguments. (Continued…)
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