TW for rape culture, victim blamingPatriarchal culture at its most blatant: A COLLEGE WOULD RATHER T

TW for rape culture, victim blamingPatriarchal culture at its most blatant: A COLLEGE WOULD RATHER TELL WOMEN TO STAY IN THEIR ROOMS THAN TELL MEN NOT TO RAPE, OR CANCEL A RAPE-PRONE EVENT‘Punishing Us For Being Women’: UVA Sorority Members Protest Frat Party Ban“Sorority women at the University of Virginia were ordered to stay home on the biggest party night of the year to protect their “safety and well-being” – and they are furious about it.Members of the National Panhellenic Conference told 16 UVA sorority chapters last week not to participate in Boys’ Bid Night fraternity parties on Saturday. The revelry has led to allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking in the past. Women who break the prohibition may face sanctions.“They are treating us like children and punishing us for being women,” said Whitney Rosser, a senior from Lynchburg, Virginia, and a member of Alpha Phi. “We’re angry because we are being told we are not allowed to go out instead of addressing the deeper issue of why sexual assault happens.”More than 2,000 supporters have signed the sororities’ online petition asking the national organization to reconsider their ban from Boys’ Bid Night, when fraternities celebrate the induction of new members. The sororities also wrote a letter to the committee, calling the directive unfair and sexist.“Sorority women are being used as leverage to change the actions and behaviors of fraternity men,” they said in the letter. The “mandate plays into gender stereotyping around the issue of sexual assault.”Read the full piece here -- source link

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