The Keystone Newspaper
Volume LXXXI Issue I
Thursday, Janurary 30, 2014
Page 6
Brothel law infringes upon women's housing rights
By Samantha Kahres
This article is about an old discriminative law that is still in affect today. According to the Brothel Law, no more than six unrelated women can be living in the same household. This can have a huge affect on females at Kutztown University while looking for an off-campus place to live for the next school year. Not only does it make it impossible for a large group of female friends to live together, it can also affects costs and resume builders. Since larger homes or apartments that can house six or more people tend to be less expensive than that of housing say three or four people, the Brothel Law cuts the chance of females to pay less for housing. Instead of searching for a larger, less expensive house or apartment, relying on smaller, more expensive housing is what's happening. This makes females of Kutztown University have to pay more money for their off-campus living. Also, it is common for a female to want to join a sorority during their college careers. In a traditional setting, sorority sisters tend to live with one another. The Brothel Law once again is prohibiting females from living with one another, this time with sorority sisters who wish to live with one another in a large group.
This article puts this topic into perspective and really asks the question of "should this law be in affect in today's society?" My response to that question would be no, that this law is not fair for women today. If men are allowed to live with six other males in the same house or aprtment, I feel that women shoudl too. Just as men and women have equal rights to vote, run for office, education, and employement. Its my opinion that this law should be abolished and forgotten for the future.
Great response to the article Mike. I was unaware that such a law existed and I agree wholeheartedly that it should be abolished. In a progressive society like the one we live in, such discrimination should not be tolerated. It was a sexist law when it was created, and the inequality of it is still apparent today.
ReplyDeleteI liked the article that you chose to respond to. I agree that this law should no longer exist due to unfairness. As a woman, I pay over the average amount for college housing off-campus and find it very frustrating. Looking at this article in terms of equality...well there is none to even comment on. I enjoyed reading your response, but to give you some advice, I would try and speak about more than one aspect of the article so you don't sound like you're repeating yourself a lot. Other than that I found your point of view to be very similar to mine and it brings up a lot of controversial thoughts to mind.
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