Meet the press: Chupack, Davis reflect on leading the Wheel
After four years of writing and editing for The Emory Wheel, Matthew Chupack (24C) and Sarah Davis...
Read MoreAfter four years of writing and editing for The Emory Wheel, Matthew Chupack (24C) and Sarah Davis...
Read MoreThe urge to create, shape words like clay leaving behind the contour of my fingerprints, is an insatiable hunger. I have felt it gnawing at me since I was old enough to scribble letters with crayon.
Read More(Alexandra Kauffman / Arts & Life Editor) This year’s installment of “Brave New Works,” a...
Read MoreSenator and evangelical Christian Dusty Deevers (R-Okla.) proposed a bill on Feb. 5 that would make creating or viewing pornography a felony. Oklahoma Senate Bill 1976 attempts to ban all materials portraying “sexual conduct,” including not only depictions of sexual intercourse but also “deviate” sexual acts such as sodomy and “sadomasochistic abuse.” Deever’s proposed law is an abhorrent violation of privacy and another unfortunate example of American conservatism’s oppressive nature. The proposition is emblematic of a long tradition of regressive ideals that strip individuals of their freedom of sexual expression. Degeneracy is an arbitrary, subjective and deeply reactionary measure of morality that condemns non-conformity and creates social stigma against already oppressed groups. The concept of degeneracy does not condemn actual harmful practices, such as rape and assault. Degeneracy is a socially constructed tool used to suppress the voices of sexual minorities by labeling them as deviant and unnatural.
Read MoreContent Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault and domestic violence. “Rick...
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