BYU Students Making a Difference

[_Blixa]

The comments so far in this thread illustrate the truth of the sentence "The things I see the most is people have no idea how it affects people and how widespread it is and how serious of an issue it is."

Well just what is "it" then that is so ungrammatically being complained about? (perhaps the grammar is a journalistic garble..still I'm not entirely clear about what is being alluded to.)

If "it" is some generic understanding of "the spread of porn" (never premised on a legal or logical definition) then, yes...everyone is aware that there are arguments about it becoming "mainstream," being "bad" and "affecting people." But not everyone agrees with those arguments. Which is probably what is at the root of Nicole Braden's problem.

[_skippy the dead]

Runtu - I thought this was another of your parodies. I had to go look it up myself to verify. And I'll be damned - it's real.

They do realize it's GOLD'S gym, and not GOD's gym, right?

The rest is too ridiculous to even comment on.

[_Runtu]

Runtu - I thought this was another of your parodies. I had to go look it up myself to verify. And I'll be damned - it's real.

They do realize it's GOLD'S gym, and not GOD's gym, right?

The rest is too ridiculous to even comment on.

Heh. It never occurred to me that anyone would think it was a parody.

I find it highly ironic that such folks find something sinful about aerobics classes but have no problem with a prophet who promises exaltation in exchange for a teenage girl.

[_DonBradley]

I wonder if BYU students would complain if Gold's showed movies about a man marrying other men's wives?

[_Runtu]

I wonder if BYU students would complain if Gold's showed movies about a man marrying other men's wives?

Only if the other men's wives were shown doing aerobics, apparently.

[_DonBradley]

I wonder if BYU students would complain if Gold's showed movies about a man marrying other men's wives?

Only if the other men's wives were shown doing aerobics, apparently.

ROTFL!

[_Gadianton]

I think the gym should consider what's being said and then perhaps do a test, change the movies for a few months and see if it affects sales. Go with what makes more money, if there's any difference at all. I would laugh if the protests and loud-mouthing of BYU students created publicity and more sales for the gym. Then, the gym owners can say anti-gym propaganda and gym protesting only strengthened their PG-13 message.

[_Sethbag]

Heh. It never occurred to me that anyone would think it was a parody.

That's because you're familiar with Utah Mormon culture. I think most people not steeped in this culture could conceivably read your OP and think it was obviously something from The Onion, or some other parody, because it's just too stupid.

Some Mormons have fixated entirely too much on the badness of the human form, and are so prudish that it's beyond silly.

I have a sister who's so prudish that I can't even safely by rated G movies for her family as gifts because there have been rated G movies she thought were too inappropriate to be seen by her kids.

I think these BYU students need to be distracted away from the Gold's Gym "controversy" (it's a controversy only in a small group of peoples' small minds) and get them to focus elsewhere.

I know, how about tell Nicole Braden and the others that BYU art students sometimes go to art studios down in Springville and learn to draw the human figure with the aid of live, nude models?

Barring that, we could always try to stir up indignation again that the Indian guy statue by the Lee Library is wearing a loincloth in contravention of the BYU dress code.

Barring that, we could start spreading rumors that tennis rackets have been seen in the windows of certain women's dorm rooms...

I find it highly ironic that such folks find something sinful about aerobics classes but have no problem with a prophet who promises exaltation in exchange for a teenage girl.

It's not that ironic. Most TBMs, that I've seen anyhow, become extremely uncomfortable when told for the first time that Joseph Smith was "marrying" and having sex with dozens of other women behind Emma's back. Then the rationalization kicks in, or else the mental sweeping of it all under the rug kicks in, or else the denial of it as anti-mormon lies kick in. But no, I don't think most TBMs would be comfortable with what Joseph Smith did at all. That's a big part of why most of them still don't know it.

[_MishMagnet]

Please tell me that Native American statue is still on campus and is still getting put in a shirt and socks yearly by some jokester. That one never gets old.

[_GoodK]

This is why I think religion has no place in society. The live and let live method just doesn't work. Here is a great example of how Mormons just can't leave us alone.