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During class I always try to practice as little bias and possible. I attempt to be open minded, taking in what everyone has to say about many different topics. It’s very interesting to hear the various thoughts and opinions of my classmates who all have different backgrounds, experiences, and biases of their own.
Observing our class, while discussing the dark side of PR, was very interesting for me. Ethics and morals are such broad and complicated ideas. One person’s ideal career opportunity is against another’s general ethics and morals. When discussing ethics in our PR class, there are so many different angles to consider, and it has become quite clear that we will all end up working for companies that have very different ideas of right and wrong.
I would like to think that I have some very strong morals and I usually know where I stand on several ethical issues, but I will be the first to admit that sometimes I question my own opinions. Sometimes I think I know exactly how I feel about a situation, but then I hear an argument from one of the great minds in my classroom, forcing me to question my own beliefs. This is an interesting, sometimes troublesome feeling, but I believe this is proof that I am practicing open mindedness and constantly growing in my studies of PR and as a person.
An example of my struggle of knowing where I stand on an issue is something that was discussed in our first PR fundamentals class; genetically modified foods. To be completely honest, the thought of genetically modified foods completely freaks me out. I am aware that I consume them each day, and it angers me that I am not able to choose whether or not I am consuming them.
I am not saying that genetically modified foods are harmful or wrong; I simply believe that we as consumers should have the right to know what we are putting into our bodies. My opinion is that we do not know what the possible side effect of these foods could be to the future generations, and I personally prefer to have organic home grown food.
The argument that made me reconsider is the fact that without genetically modified foods, places all over the world, including here in Canada, would not be able to grow certain crops, crops could become infested with diseases, and genetically modified foods help feed the entire earth. Ending hunger is an important issue for me; therefore I am now stuck in the middle of whether or not I believe that genetically modified foods are a positive or a negative.
Is PR what I thought it was? It’s definitely a bit more complicated, but it’s discussions like this that help me to learn, peak my interest, surprise me, and make me want to learn more.
I look forward to discussing ethics and morals more in the future.
GMOs do proposed quite the ethics issue. I'm also caught in a wierd gray zone on that one. I'm not worried about consuming them really, call me foolish. But I'm all for having labels on what contains GMOs, so that people that might have issues can avoid purchasing, and as the US so loves to say, "let the free market decide!".
ReplyDeleteMy main concern is copyrights on genetics and food. Currently Monsanto Corp owns 52% of the worlds foods, and copyrights to that food. They will sue people with GMO contamanted fields, and won't allow farmers to keep seeds. THAT is a problem. A big one.
There is also loss of seed, and bio-diveristy. Mexico has traditionally held 12 types of corn crops, but they are losing the local corn to Mondsanto seeds. That's a scary and depressing thought.
But there is a science to GMOs that gives me hope. Although there is more than enough food to feed the world, we seem to have a transport and sharing problem. So if we can't make people share, at least GMOs will give people a fighting chance to feed themselves. Sustenence farmers can grow larger crops, with less water and fewer nutrients in the soil. Droughts are far less frightening. Allergies may be avoided. Cold thriving plants could mean a longer growing season. There is real hope with GMOs, but they must belong to all humanity, and not owned by private business. Get corps out of the research, and let government take over. Make it illegal to copyright basic needs like food, similar as was done to clothing. No such copyright exists on trousers, or a buttoned collar, why should one exist for corn or wheat?
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