This man, Kevin Hogan, who was in three gay porn films eventually moved on to another career—English teacher. And now that parents and the school has found out about his past, there is outrage.
Perez Hilton thinks it goes to him being gay, but I would strongly disagree with that. To me, it sounds like the problem is that he chose to be in porn at all. He is now on paid leave.
I want to know why what someone did in their past, which isn’t illegal, has any bearing on who they are today and what they are capable of. Even better, even if someone was involved in something illegal, why should that matter if they are a different person today?
I am proud of who I am today, but I refuse to hide my past. Yes, I was a stripper. Yes, there are photographs of me in the world.
But I am a good mom. And I am a good English teacher. But no, I was not born those things. It is my past that created the woman I am today.
Our pasts help define us, but do not have the final word. Who we are today is what matters; what we have created from our pasts and what we’ve decided to give to the world is what matters.
I definitely agree. Past is past and all that matters is the person you are today. I would be crushed if decisions I made in my teens or early 20s effected my career in my 30s.
ReplyDeleteExactly, but it's the way our society works. We like to "say" everyone gets a "second chance," but only if it fits into what works for our "morals."
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