PowerPoint, column demonstrate lack of respect

While the humor of Gossip Bro’s Monday, Monday column is not lost on me, the overall glorification of Karen Owen’s PowerPoint and the implied sentiment that it was an act of sexual liberation equates “shattering the glass ceiling” with humiliating members of the opposite sex. Why should we congratulate Karen Owen for subjecting men to the objectification, embarrassment and harassment that women have fought against for years? Sexual liberation, in the most perfect sense, requires respect for all individuals involved. Yes, we should be happy that modern women can embrace their sexuality, and more power to Karen for her voracious sexual appetite as well as her ability to snag “9s and 10s” as only a “6.7.” Nevertheless, the public nature of the PowerPoint, and even its existence, demonstrates a lack of respect for both men and women.

Alyssa Granacki

Trinity ’11