Skigirl
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I did not realize that the lyrics were not known by all until I read about the protests. The RS article published them as if they were set in stone and sung regularly, or that was my assumption
I wonder, MJ, did you know that they existed? I thought I read something that said frat houses were singing the sexually violent lyrics when people were partying in the streets or something. Very honestly, had I heard them in a crowd I probably would not have listened closely enough to realize what they were actually saying, because who says stuff like that? Who thinks like that? People like JLM, of course, but not the nice guy that grew up next door, best friends with your brother.
I was in college so long ago that, if women were being raped, I never heard about it. When I returned to grad school it was at NYU where only 7% are involved in Greek life. I just checked the stats and for 2013, only nine rapes were reported in buildings designated as dorms or academic. (NYC actually has a low incidence of rape).
So this is new information for me and I am left thinking how brave all of you young women are, to attend college at all.:takeabow:
I think one of the points of the article is that college campuses can contribute to violent crimes against women by making the campus seem safer than it really is, leading to a false sense of security that might make a 19-year-old woman feel it was safe for her to party-hop alone. For instance, of 38 crimes that were brought to attention of the Dean who is responsible for Title 9, 29 of them disappeared without a trace once the student had discussed the incident with the Dean -- a representative of the school. Had some fraction of those been reported to police (and hence, included in campus crime statistics) instead of disappearing into the ether, perhaps there would be greater awareness of the potential for crime making it more likely women would stick to a buddy system when attending parties and getting from place to place at night.
ETA: I thought the article was especially relevant because it alleges widespread use of alcohol and drugs at parties with the intent to render women more sexually compliant. To the extent that is true, it could suggest that HG could have been drugged before she left the corner, but that she left whatever party she was attending before the person who intended to drug her had a chance to act, making her more vulnerable to a predator, like JM.