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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish we'd stop arguing about the nitty gritty of this particular case, and start talking about the greater wrong, which is indisputable. I am the PP who was asked by another PP what we can do about this, and I do not know. But I'd like the discussion to turn to that. There is so much that needs to change for our kids to be safe. (Girls and boys)  Can we brainstorm a bit on what we can do that is productive?

Ban sexual violence from video games? That seems an obvious start.

Iceland just banned pornography. That should be up for discussion. Germany just created a law that 30% of the leadership in any business needs to be female. That'd go over like a lead balloon in our quota-hating society, but I think it'd be good for us. What else?

Assemblies about sexual violence at high schools? By reformed offenders, or by survivors (though I don't want to put the burden on them.)[/quote]

I went to a progressive school on the West Coast, and while I have no doubt there were things like this that occurred from time to time it was in no way entrenched in the culture the way it seems to be at UVA. UVA has a patriarchal and antiquated culture, which is pretty unique to the south, and the students obviously totally buy into it. I don't want my daughter to wear pearls to football games or talk about her ancestors at parties with men in pastel pants who think its okay to be rapists. The trappings lure people in, and they think its all charming and old money and preppy, but its just a veneer over a culture of male dominance and endorsement of objectification of women. I am not sure about the scope of the problem at other schools, but I do know women are entering colleges at larger numbers than their male peers and are doing better academically than ever before. I also think we as a society are more aware than ever before. I am guessing that the odds of getting raped or assaulted at the average non total d-bag school like UVA are about equal to going to a bar, honestly. Odds go up if you are wasted or drugged. The issue I think so many of us feel with the UVA story is the school's endorsement of the behavior.[/quote]

While I initially thought this article was a little fishy, it's this evasive email response that gives the game away.  Trying to change the subject rather than just saying "we have lots of supporting information on file" makes it pretty clear there are significant weaknesses in the story.  Wait and see.  [/quote]

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