2008 Woodie Awards
Rape by any other name
Terry Badman
Issue date: 9/26/07 Section: Opinion
Here goes.
Normally in this space, I'd be subjecting you Spartans to my off-the-cuff brand of lowbrow humor, which provides about as many health benefits to your brain as McDonald's does to your butt.
But not today.
Today I've actually got something worth writing about; a campus-wide concern that needs to be cracked in the proverbial gonads with a two-ton hammer, rather than sugar-coated and censored for the sake of our Spartan pride.
Sexual assaults.
Cut the crap already. Let's stop kidding ourselves by calling these pathetic examples of MAN's uncontrollable drunken urges "assaults." It's time to address them by what they really are -RAPES.
Doesn't that sound better? Sound meatier? Doesn't that word just make you want to stand up and jab a pen into somebody's heart? I know I get revved up when I hear it. Especially when that word is said in the context of my fellow peers - you Spartans.
What the hell have we become? And yes, I use the word "we" to include myself - as well as each and every one of you - in this argument. This problem may have originally only involved a few people, but we are ALL facing the firing squad for these crimes.
And rightfully so! This is OUR campus - this is OUR home - for the better part of four years of our lives. And seeing as the suspect(s) involved likely is a CSC student or students, it is OUR responsibility to take measures to prevent future occurrences.
It's like when one of your pets drops a dookie in your parent's shoes. You may not have been the one to do it, but it's your pet, so you better bet your ass you'll be the one stuck cleaning it up.
Castleton needs a shock collar!
Because it's the same basic principle. We need to control ourselves and each other. We ALL need to find a way to resolve this problem rather than sweep it under the rug for a few months.
How many "assaults" have we had in the last year? Two, right? Ohhh no Charlie boy! We had a similar incident happen just last semester in the spring. Betcha' already forgot about that one, eh?
Normally in this space, I'd be subjecting you Spartans to my off-the-cuff brand of lowbrow humor, which provides about as many health benefits to your brain as McDonald's does to your butt.
But not today.
Today I've actually got something worth writing about; a campus-wide concern that needs to be cracked in the proverbial gonads with a two-ton hammer, rather than sugar-coated and censored for the sake of our Spartan pride.
Sexual assaults.
Cut the crap already. Let's stop kidding ourselves by calling these pathetic examples of MAN's uncontrollable drunken urges "assaults." It's time to address them by what they really are -RAPES.
Doesn't that sound better? Sound meatier? Doesn't that word just make you want to stand up and jab a pen into somebody's heart? I know I get revved up when I hear it. Especially when that word is said in the context of my fellow peers - you Spartans.
What the hell have we become? And yes, I use the word "we" to include myself - as well as each and every one of you - in this argument. This problem may have originally only involved a few people, but we are ALL facing the firing squad for these crimes.
And rightfully so! This is OUR campus - this is OUR home - for the better part of four years of our lives. And seeing as the suspect(s) involved likely is a CSC student or students, it is OUR responsibility to take measures to prevent future occurrences.
It's like when one of your pets drops a dookie in your parent's shoes. You may not have been the one to do it, but it's your pet, so you better bet your ass you'll be the one stuck cleaning it up.
Castleton needs a shock collar!
Because it's the same basic principle. We need to control ourselves and each other. We ALL need to find a way to resolve this problem rather than sweep it under the rug for a few months.
How many "assaults" have we had in the last year? Two, right? Ohhh no Charlie boy! We had a similar incident happen just last semester in the spring. Betcha' already forgot about that one, eh?
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