Watchmen’ supports rape

I recently saw the movie Watchmen, and I was very upset with the way things were allowed to be portrayed in the movie. The scene that I am specifically referring to is the raping of Sally Jupiter by The Comedian. The fact that he used brute strength to force her to have sex and his name means more to me than just a rape scene. His name implies that the things he does are meant to be funny or evoke laughter. I personally do not find rape, in any way, as something to laugh at. In our society, children tend to look up to super heroes and try to act like them.

The fact that The Comedian is supposed to be a superhero sends a very bad message to today’s youth. Though he is not as big as batman or superman, he is still a super hero, and there will be kids who will see this movie and want to act like him.

Some of the people who have seen this movie have themselves been raped, and this makes it seem like it’s OK or that it is normal. I personally have stopped more than 100 people from seeing this movie and will continue to discourage people from going to see it. Supporting rape is never a good thing, especially in a movie where the superheroes do the raping.

I would like to see something written about this in the Technician.

Joshua Hamilton

sophomore, science education

Pornography is unacceptable

I embrace nudity in many aspects. The human body is a tangible celebration of life, and I fully support nude colonies, nude beaches, nude art, et cetera. As much as I appreciate the human body, I have no tolerance for pornography in that both women and men alike are no longer portrayed as humans but as objects.

To objectify a human being becomes dangerous because over-exposure to the idea of dehumanization conditions our minds to accept pornography as just another part of our culture.

I guess that’s probably why I have not heard much negative uproar about Playboy’s scheduled appearance on campus.  We need to stand up as a community and University and let Playboy know that its objectification cannot be targeted toward our women. N.C. State women come to [the] University to learn in hopes of successful, fulfilling futures.

To openly disrespect our desires of wanting to break away from oppressive jobs for which millions of women sell their bodies is a direct insult to us as individuals and as human beings. I understand the plausible debates to my viewpoint, so if you are an individual who supports Playboy’s appearance on campus and see nothing wrong with pornography- at the very least, support and love the women in your lives by letting them know that beauty is not objectification.

Grace Young

senior, accounting

‘Technician’ should not repeat mistake

I am a huge supporter of the Technician because it allows students here to learn about different events that are taking place on campus or in the community and allows us to get involved. 

After reading the Technician Monday, I came across an advertisement that was not only disturbing but appeared to be encouraging females on our campus to represent N.C. State, a great institution, through a Playboy magazine.  I did some research and learned that this audition has taken place at N.C. State before and was completely upset with the way the chosen girls were displayed in the Technician as if the Technician itself were a magazine similar to Playboy. Playboy not only objectifies women in order to sell its products, but it also contributes to the rape culture that already exists.  One in every six women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime, and college-age women are four times more likely to be sexually assaulted. I am not suggesting that Technician completely remove the advertisement. I am just requesting that you do not display such photos from the magazine of the girls who were chosen to pose for Playboy like you did in 2004.

I hope that Technician takes these points into consideration and remember that it is a newspaper, not a magazine. 

Shonteisha Speight

sophomore, biology

Playboy does not belong  in ‘Technician’

I am concerned that the Technician would print a Playboy ad. It’s sad that because women students are at N.C. State to learn and not be solicited by Playboy. The things the interested women have to do to even get looked at by Playboy are absolutely ridiculous and disgraceful. For one to even be considered to meet with Playboy reps, one has to send photos of themselves, measurements and once they get those pictures, they are Playboy’s property and it can do whatever they please without asking the woman who sent them in.

The fact that Technician did big articles in 2004 on Playboy is ridiculous. Please do not let this happen again, because the only thing those articles are doing is promoting something that degrades women. There are so many women that don’t measure up to what Playboy is interested in and get their feelings hurt because they are not chosen. The way the women who were in the spread weren’t portrayed as intelligent women, instead they were portrayed as a women with only good looks. Please do not print any more ads on Playboy coming to N.C. State or do any more articles on it.  No more degrading women please and thanks.

Jamequia Miller

sophomore, social work