While the new BDSM group doesn’t sound particularly menacing, it is nonetheless ridiculous. Why celebrate hurting people and being hurt? We might just as well have a student group dedicated to playing “mercy,” or a penance club for any students who want to (safely) flagellate themselves. I suspect that people support BDSM precisely because in that context the desire to hurt and be hurt is sexual, and therefore taken to be sacrosanct. But this is a flawed logic: If we consider a preference to be perverse we should also reject it in the bedroom, be it a preference for bulimia, racism or whippings.
Audrey Pollnow ’13
President Emeritus of the Anscombe Society
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It’s time for a civic education requirement at Princeton
Kenneth ChanIvy League graduates have lost the trust and confidence of the American people. Princeton should renew its commitment to democratic values through a new civic education requirement.
Ivy League graduates have lost the trust and confidence of the American people. Princeton should renew its commitment to democratic values through a new civic education requirement.
Princeton should make Opening Exercises secular
Sasha Malena Johnson"Prayers and blessings are not relevant to a mandatory introductory event at a non-religious university. We should focus less on our Latin motto, “Under God’s Power She Flourishes,” and more on our unofficial motto, “In the Service of Humanity.”
"Prayers and blessings are not relevant to a mandatory introductory event at a non-religious university. We should focus less on our Latin motto, “Under God’s Power She Flourishes,” and more on our unofficial motto, “In the Service of Humanity.”
Announcing the ‘Prince’ Opinion section’s Spring 2025 columnists
Frances BroganThis semester, we are proud to announce six columns, three from returning columnists and three from new ones. Each columnist will publish every other week or every three weeks.
This semester, we are proud to announce six columns, three from returning columnists and three from new ones. Each columnist will publish every other week or every three weeks.
