I would like to respond to the “work of satire” written by Paul Huff in last week’s Weekly. Regardless of whether or not Mr. Huff, from the outset, categorizes the content of his column as “satire” or warns that we should not “take it literally or personally,” it does not magically protect the commentary from being offensive to the party it is clearly meant to mock. Satire is defined by its intent to shame individuals, and it seems that is what Mr. Huff is clearly trying to do.

Though it may surprise some members of the Gustavus community, there are students, faculty and staff at Gustavus that do believe that sex is a special gift, meant to be exercised within the bounds of marriage as described in 1 Corinthians 7:2. Classifying community members that adhere to biblical standards as participating in “sexual discrimination” or being in opposition to “exploring your identity” while in college is false and intentionally discriminatory in itself. Satirical remarks, like that of Mr. Huff’s, regarding any other like-minded minority group’s beliefs would not be tolerated at Gustavus, and I would hope that a similar respect would be afforded Biblical Christians. It seems as if the Gustavus community is considerate of every worldview except the one upon which the college was founded.

Sincerely,
Kelly Myers ’11