The Importance of Pornography

Today was a very sad day for me.

Last month, I applied for a grant given out by my college that encourages research and learning through sponsored faculty-student projects. Pornography has been an academic subject of interest for me since last year, and I decided to do my bachelor-level thesis project on it. But, since my proposed research would require money and materials, I decided to try and get funded. One of my FAVORITE professors ever agreed to work with me for the whole kit and kaboodle, and we spent the better part of two months putting together a project that explores pornography today.

The result? Epic fail. Both my professor and I received the official rejection letter, eloquently written in order to better kill my spirits. A project that is supposed to foster my academic growth was turned down because my work was seen as irrelevant and undeveloped. Well, of course it's undeveloped - I haven't done the project yet! Or at least that was my initial reaction. Along with a long string of swear words.

So, what does this mean? It means this blog is even more important to me now than it ever was. What was already a difficult feat of my work being accepted by the HSRC is made slightly more unlikely by the fact that I didn't receive grant approval.

What does this really mean? It means I'm going to take all my super pissed off energy and turn it into productive, kick-ass, feminist, fuck you energy!! I WILL research myself so thoroughly no committee member will ever be able to outsmart me. I WILL use every resource I can get ahold of to improve my knowledge of field research. I WILL show pornographic films all over my school and get amazing, free-spirited women like myself to talk about it. I WILL continue applying to the HSRC until my work is accepted. And I WILL press on until my project is so cohesive you won't be able to put down the 100 page finished product!!

Everybody - don't let The Man tell you that you are not good enough. Do what you enjoy. If it's truly white collar working, then do it. If it's ping pong, do it. If it's stamp collecting, do it. Me? I enjoy watching and analyzing pornography, but even more, I enjoy discussing how to make both women's and men's lives more fulfilled, harmonious, and free of what oppresses us all! So keep tuning back and enjoy more pornographic discussion to come.