A 202-er sent this link in after reading about the offensive rape story in the Central Connecticut State University student paper that's posted to our discussion arena. The paper ran a comic strip that has again raised concerns:
NEW BRITAIN - The campus newspaper at Central Connecticut State University, which came under fire earlier this year for printing a satirical article extolling the virtues of rape, is the target of angry protests again after it printed a comic strip this week that made reference to locking a teenage Hispanic girl in a closet and urinating on her.
Check out the whole story.
What responsibilities do student editors have? Should university administration have the power to oust editors or writers? How do the papers here work (by the way, we're the only campus in the country with two daily student newspapers)? What recourse would you have if they published something that offended you? Should you have any recourse at all?
Monday, September 17, 2007
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I actually cannot believe what I am reading... The comic sounds awful but the previous article was much worse! I'm all for freedom of speech, but I think it's only fair to draw the line at speech that is directly or indirectly harmful or even dangerous to others. If the first amendment does not protect yelling "Fire!" in a theater, it certainly should not protect speech that insinuates that rape and/or sexual assault are not only socially acceptable, but entertaining. Printing those kinds of articles directly contributes to the rape culture in which we live. Furthermore, many survivors of rape and sexual assault suffer from PTSD. To those people, material like this can be psychologically damaging. I teach women's self defense professionally, and because of speech like this, I have to spend time convincing women that they deserve to feel safe and comfortable. I am appalled, and I think there should be no question that the editor should be removed. Clearly, he does not take his responsibility seriously.
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