University Of Iowa Offers Porn Class

Associated Press ^ | May 18, 2005

[lilylangtree]

Sick!

[tophat9000]

What the hell do they offer in a University Of Iowa Porn Class?

101 things you can do with a cob of corn?

[Borges]

If it's done right it's a legitimate topic of study.

[tutstar]

ping

[martin_fierro]

Ping.

[battlegearboat]

...but porn industry recruiters will be allowed on campus.

[sinanju]

Oh Pooh! This ain't nothing! Haven't we all heard about porn classes that included student field trips to strip clubs and student projects that included making your own porn films and even live sex acts performed in class?

[martin_fierro]

101 things you can do with a cob of corn?

lol

[ILBBACH]

For an entire semester? I could see one 50 min. discussion in a sociology class or something like that. But a whole semester?

[new cruelty]

Sometimes it takes longer than 50 minutes.

[Borges]

If you look at it historically from ancient times to the present I could see it filling a whole semester.

[Xenophon450]

Dean:Instead of providing adequate funding to important classes how about we make a class about porn. Aid: BRILLIANT

[sinanju]

College kiddies acting naughty? I think I'll dig up me old Abercrombie catalog collection...

Rats! I just remembered I sold them for a fortune on EBay last year. As I recall, my only misgiving about the catalog was that ALL the models had to look like an SS recruiter's wet dream.

[sinanju]

If you look at it historically from ancient times to the present I could see it filling a whole semester.

That would be legit. Recall the History Channel's "The History of Sex" and Discovery's "The XY Factor."

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

This is sick. We're in a stalemate here in Iowa on our budget. The RATS want us to believe we're not spending enough money on education. This proves we're spending too much. I expect the House and Senate Republicans to hold their ground and kudos to Chris Rants. Way to go, Chris!!!

[ILBBACH]

Let the double entendres begin...!

[Personal Responsibility]

Clarkson said the class will examine the impact of porno on mainstream culture.

It is possible, not likely but possible, that this class may actually discuss how awful the early sexualization of our children by mainstream culture is harmful among other worthy topics.

I am not holding my breath, but my knee is not jerking either.

[Carling]

My undergraduate degree is in Sociology. Believe it or not, not all profs were extreme libs. Most were, but I agree with you on one thing; if done right, this class actually might be worth enrolling in.

The porn industry has tentacles that reach into most other socially detrimental/destructive areas. I think the good congressman should stand down until a syllabus is put together.

[trad_anglican]

Interesting the AP would pick up on this. There's nothing salacious in the story and the class is designed to study the effects of widespread porn on culture, not the porn itself. It must be that the word "porn" gets the attention of the wire service. Hmmm