Hilarious segment on The Daily Show last night that looked at the absurd case at James Madison University where frat boys who sexually assaulted a fellow student, filmed it, and then passed the video around to others, were punished only by “expulsion after graduation.”
It was awesome Stewart took time out to talk about this specific case, but what comedian Jessica Williams did in the silly then sad skit on The Daily Show, was walk through the reality of what women have to do to protect ourselves. The audience laughed… uncomfortably. I watched wishing it was as absurd as it should have been. But this is the new America. Watch:
Jesse broke the story for us earlier this week that Washington Post columnist George Will thinks that colleges working to fight sexual assault are breeding an environment that makes “victimhood a coveted status that confers privileges” to students. Well people are speaking out.
We have had thousands of you demand that George Will not only apologize but that the Washington Post fire himand more are speaking out each day. Today, a young woman who is a survivor of a sexual assault that occurred on her campus is speaking out too. Thanks to this video by the women’s rights advocacy group UltraViolet, Elizabeth is sharing her story and how comments like George Will’s bring back all of those hurtful and traumatic memories.
“It’s been four years since I was raped, in my junior year of college. I’m finally at a place when the pain and trauma doesn’t dominate my life anymore. But when I read the Washington Post this week George Will’s words brought back that same fear and doubt I experienced when I was attacked,” said Elizabeth in a statement from UltraViolet. “The Washington Post needs to take a stand against rape and violence, and the first step is firing George Will.”
“The past week has seen the Washington Post devolve to violent and shameful rhetoric that normalizes rape and violence against women. In the face of a national epidemic of sexual violence, The Washington Post should take a stand against rape– starting by firing George Will,” said Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of UltraViolet. “From mocking survivors to misleading the public on demands for college sexual assault reform and blaming women for violence against them– the Post has left the realm of honest debate and entered the realm of hate-speech and dog whistles.”
