Issue date: 3/11/09 Section: Opinion

Media Credit: Evan Andrews [Click to enlarge]

On March 3, 2009, I arrived on campus and walked my usual route to class; going through the Memorial Student Center breezeway. I was taken aback when I saw the abortion exhibit, not realizing it was that time of the year again. Everyone is entitled to their opinion; therefore, if these protesters find it necessary to cover the Rudder area with these obscene billboards, "propaganda," I find it more than necessary to voice my opinion.

I feel strongly about the abortion exhibit. I think these images are ridiculous, not just because they are "graphic" as the signs may indicate, and extremely inappropriate. However, what really concerned me was seeing three elementary school buses beside the MSC with dozens of third- and fourth-graders, maybe even younger, having to walk past these billboards.

As a future teacher, it enraged me to see that young children were being thrown into this environment when they should be taught about college and the importance of education. They should not, however, be taught about why abortion is not right. Is this the kind of image that we, as Aggies, should be giving off not only to the future of America but to the rest of the world? I do not know about the rest of you, but I would have to say no.

There are so many ways this exhibit is faulty. I bet most people would say that "at least this year they have a sign asking if it should return or not." What is the point of a survey if you get scrutinized for responding "no?" I walked over, signed my name under the "no" sheet, and was astonished to see the amount of glares I got for voicing my opinion. What is the point of having that survey out if you cannot even be open-minded?

Supporters of this exhibit approached the people who wrote write down "no," as if they were heathens. Why are they able to have an opinion but people who do not agree with them can not? We put "no" down for a reason; to voice an opinion about our rights and our beliefs. We do not put a "no" down so that we can be approached and be told why our reasoning is wrong. If they cannot accept the fact that not everybody thinks or feels the same way they do, they should not have that exhibit up at all.

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