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Abby Rose Ginsberg
Alexander Summary
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qpxZRhaDR4CZDsE-Z6WHHi2lhiaemnQkxVWiy3DUhW4/edit?usp=sharing This is my summary of the article “Out of the Closet and Into the Network: Sexual Orientation and the Computerized Classroom” by Jonathan Alexander.
Alexander Response
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cNEvdheCrtV9smXoXMSCU4hHyB_9K45REwQOwASnBp0/edit?usp=sharing This is my response to Johnathon Alexander’s “Out of the Closet and Into the Network: Sexual Orientation and the Computerized Classroom.”
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In your response to the Alexander piece, it was interesting that you equated heterosexuals as all being homophobic. While the piece talked of some straight people being opposed to the idea of sexuality discussions in class, it never mentioned anyone as homophobes.
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He does not specifically claim all heterosexual students are homophobic, so I would have to disagree with you there. Though he admits hetero students may not see the relevance of this discussion topic, he provides the reason why it is relevant to them in connecting sexual orientation to societal issues. He highlights how the preconceived beliefs about homosexuals are accepted instead of investigated, and it is this very idea that he is arguing for. I do not think he is arguing that discussing this specific topic is needed, but he is alluding to how computerized composition classes can provide a safe environment to have these difficult, taboo discussions without the added pressure of face-to-face communication in hopes to have students think critically in ways they are not accustomed to, expanding their conceptions of identity and the ways society influences our perceptions of various groups of people.
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