The Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-11-25, Page 21WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25th, 1970
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL,, LOCKNOWe ONTARIO
.NOBLE THQUGRTS AND, NICHOLLS. NOTIONS
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The current trends toward .un a
limited freedom in the Movies,
television and pocket novels
• turb Many people today. At least.
three times within the last few
weeks .sornepne has spoken to m'e.
about the low grade of movie that.
is presently running the circuits..
:Subjects; sex in particular, which
were once considered taboo are
being, blared out,from all sides.
That which was once hidden it
darkness. has now, been, brought
into the, blazing light, Sex ,.in
the form of a voluptu`u.s female ,
-who is guar rnteed-to-ybe tya- lable
just as •soon as someone buys the
product she sells is being exploit
ed by almost every advertiser as
a. sales stimulous. Mo'vieads use
the exposed female form and
suggestive poses, along with the
restricted labels, to draw large
crowds to the theatres.. Pre-
marital
re-marital sex .and extra -marital sex
.are made to appear as'the norm
and anyone who chooses. to reserve
sexual relations, for marriage is
made. to appear ridiculous. This.
increasing emphasis upon • sex in-
fluences the values and ideals of'
our youth• and may be a major
factor 'causing a /deiterioratio•n of• .
the morality of our society. The',
incidencce of children horn'ont of
Wedlock and the;. increasing'
.incidence of:venereal 'disease in-
dicatothe rise of looseness and
,licence in our 'behaviour..
Because of the,present. situation,.•
'qoa„e peopl'P'.wou.ld like to censor
everything that did not meet .their
particular standai of morality ;
and deny theopportunityforcer-
tain movies and .television shows'
and poc et•oo sto •e :•istrr•ute•
They.would deny the right of any
individual to read or watch, what
he choselas a responsible human
being. They'Would set themsely-
'es upas the watchdog on the mor',
als of society. ` • Often the proud •
and •igotedattitude' of such.
people is more .darigerous•'to; the
responsible development of others:
than the things, they'would, ban.
One of the values of the present
trend in the media is to have
removed sex from the Puritan
cloak under which it was hidden
and allow people to see it for
what it is and what it can be. 1
am 'of the, belief that the more
something is hidden, the more'
pedple will approach it in an
unwholesome, attitude , I believ+
that once the shock value of
sudden exposure to sex has worn
off, the viewing' public will not
be satisfied with some cheapand
shoddy-tre-a mens—of rhe subj
but. Wi11 demand quality in what
they see. They will become
bored with deviations and desire,
something wholesorrie again.
Such a beliefdoes not lessen
my concern with what is presently
being shown.... I do riot care for it
because I believe it colours the
morality of our :present 'day, But
rather than have it censored , as
'some people would 'like , I believe
that it should force us who are
concernedto re-examine the basis
of our• own morality -so we have
good reason to reject what' we see.
Too often we do not know why we
think sex ought to be reserved for
marriage even though we believe
that it should Ton often we do
not know why we .want to criticize
the present trends':.except thatwe
were .brought up to believe this.
If present trends force,us to re-
think the basis'of our values and
ideals., then it has 'sortie gooa.
pose.
iiiir, I b-e1ieve 1. tat t
trends should ►force us to do some
positive,education•about sex for,
YttTaPti7alld-adrr
values are . being presented which.
we do not:like.; thea we have a
responsibility io.count.er'the pres
ent trends.with positive well
thought-outvalues presented in
our homes, our schools and our
churches. • Far too often we have
neglectedthe teaching of the
morality; of sex; in•our homes and
PURPLE. GROVE
Mrs.. Dim Dore' and Frankie
visited. With Mrs. Verna Elphick
of Lucknow on. Friday evening.
Mr. • and' Mrs. Gordon Patterson,
Raymond and David,: Mr. and .
Mrs, Walter Forster and. family,
Currie Colwell, Bruce , Betty and,
Anne Miss Shirley Reid, Miss
Cathy Bannerman, Mr. and. Mrs..
Don McCosh and Dick, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Webster and Mr. and
Mrs. Brian Webster of London
joined the rest of the Colwell
family on Sunelay; when they
were the,guestsmof Mr. and Mrs. .
Ardill Mason of Ripley.
.The first afternoon of the short
rse--"The -•Main T istr•MM-kes-the
Meal" was'held at Mrs. Wayne
Nixon's home, on Monday. The.
two• leaders of this course' ate Mrs.
Howard Thompson and Mrs. W.
Nixon who Were in charge.`. ,
Miss Joyce,Elliott spent a few
days. with Mr., and Mrs. Do n Mc-
Cosh and Dick.
Hank Parker spent Sunday after.:
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Don
Dore .and family.
• 'Bob Emerson „the Huron County
Deputy :Reeve attended the -Bruce
County Council meeting. during •
this week. '
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