While re-reading Logic for my previous blog post, I got stuck reading Body again to my friend who is a biochem major, while mostly we laughed about the pornographic nature of the poems, he understood them, the words made sense. I, on the other hand, had to look words up and decipher the poems. Due to his discipline, the poems were easily read by my friend, while for me, it was the opposite. They confused me. Then I brought up Grey’s Anatomy and how the poems kind of reminded me of the show. I’ve always loved Grey’s Anatomy and I’ve rewatched the series several times.
I did a blog post about the correlation between sex and science after our initial discussion about Body, then this morning I was watching season 8 of Grey’s and was thinking about one of the primary concerns that real doctors have about the show; the amount of sex the characters have in the hospital.
This makes me laugh because my primary complaint about the poems was too much science. I felt that it despite being written softly, the harsh scientific terms stripped the romance from the act of sex. It’s interesting because for someone of the scientific job field, I could see where the overload of romance and drama on the show can be irritating while trying to focus on the medicine. But for someone without that background, the unrealistic cases and intense love stories make it more interesting and relatable.
We’ve talked a lot about disciplines in our class and how people of different backgrounds interpret things differently. For example, as a french major, when I see words that are originally french but americanized, it’s usually easy for me to understand the meaning without much thinking because I often know the french meaning of the word, similarly to how my friend understood the biological terms.
I think the study of disciplines, while interesting, could also be especially valuable in today’s social climate. We are living in a world where we often are quick to judge others without attempting to understand their backgrounds. Even beyond the small scope of professions and academics, I believe that if we all worked a little harder to understand people’s background, this could provide a very valuable lesson in sympathy.