EOC Week 9

The film that I viewed in class today was very intriguing to say the least, even the small portion that was viewed. The film was titled The First Monday in October and it was about the first woman entering the Supreme Court. My thoughts on the film were the men were very sexist and had a very different time taking her in. It seemed as if they wanted her out and had no trouble letting her know that, by stating phrases like, “we men must stick together”. There was a specific case where the issue of pornography was able to sell in stores or not be sold. I personally believe in the first amendment everyone has the right of freedom of speech and/or the right to create “art”. Whether or not other people agree with one person’s beliefs, the public does not have to look at or purchase the products. Granted the public has the right to petition the products not to be sold in their specific areas, but the producer of the products does have the right to offer them to the public. Who has the right to say that someone else should not look at or purchase certain products? What one person may like another may not, but everyone has the right to look at or purchase what they want. That happens to be one of (and I say this loosely) the great things about the United States “freedom of speech”. Americans have the right to look at or purchase what they want. Other countries that do not have that right must be very difficult to live in. Americans have grown accustomed to viewing and purchasing what they want, I cannot imagine having that right taken away or any other rights Americans have for that matter.