2008 Woodie Awards
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"Yes, the media has a lot to do with it, look at Sarah Palin, the media showed her in a bikini and dressed like Britney Spears," said Ericka Schneider, a senior Spanish major.
The topic of women as sex objects raised a lot of eyebrows and fingers started being pointed towards music videos.
"Yes, I do believe that women are portrayed as sex objects because of music videos," said Manrich Hardman, a junior recreation and sports management major.
A clip of Don Imus' radio show aired over the video projection and uproar from the crowd began. The panel and audience deliberated over his harsh words against a black girls' basketball team, calling them "nappy haired hoes."
Sade' Edwards, a senior elementary and special education major, asked the audience the difference between Imus' words and comedian Dave Chappelle's racial comedy and if Dave Chappelle should be held accountable for his words just as Imus was.
"Don Imus turned the blame on Snoop Dogg, but rappers say those names just for fun. They aren't calling a team full of innocent girls offending names," Hardman said.
Linda Maule, associate professor of political science, women's studies, and coordinator of the general education program, asked, asked why it's okay for one ethnic group to call themselves a name, but it's not okay for other ethnic groups to call them that same name.
"The line should be drawn," she said.
Gay marriage was the next topic of discussion to be brought up, and once again a rush of voices filled the room.
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