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Originally posted by LadyV
I have heard of quite a bit of sexual abuse that has made the news at different times.......
www.cnn.com...
Originally posted by LadyV
I had mentioned that all I personally had heard concerning collage fraternities was partying, and I have heard of quite a bit of sexual abuse that has made the news at different times.......and I was promptly told...that I didn't know what I was talking about...more or less...
Aaaaaanyway.....
Originally posted by LadyV
WOW! You guys are something! I heard this on the news and saw it here on the net in the news....compounded with all the stuff you hear, of and on, about fraternities....and the silly teen movies they have made about them....it reinforced my view. I know you can't judge by teen movies....but I think people understand what I'm saying.....I had mentioned this in the past and everyone that supports fraternities acted like I was a nuts and they had no idea what in the world I was talking about.....so I thought I would post. If I am wrong...I'll learn...but you also have to hold responsible those "frat boys" that run around acting like their something special and can do what they want....that sort of "gang" mentality....those are the only types of fraternity people I have ever seen.
The links below are a small sampling of why people have the view they do about fraternities.
ischolarship.bc.edu
On most campuses, fraternities are blamed for the abundance of negative sexual attitudes and behaviors. Whether or not this is true has been inadequately tested by empirical research. A great deal of the public evidence cited to support beliefs that fraternal influence is highly negative is anecdotal. Based on the research regarding male attitude and the anecdotal information, it is not illogical to expect that fraternity men hold a greater level of negative attitude than do the non-fraternity males. Proof of this common assertion is unavailable and results in a huge gap in the relevant literature. This study was designed to address this gap by comparing beliefs about rape among male fraternity and non-fraternity undergraduates.
ifeminists.net
The news item was on college fraternities -- or "frat boys" -- and their relationship to violence against women. The Frat Boy. He's the drunken party-animal who date rapes when he isn't playing childish pranks or hazing. He's the lowbrow, sports-sated rich kid who is rude to women and minorities. I know this ... even though the fraternity members I've met do not resemble that image.
How do I know this? I've imbibed that image through a flood of TV shows and movies. I know fraternity houses are part of the "rape culture" on campus because feminist studies, such as the much-cited 1996 "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture," reveal that fact. But how much of the image is real, and how much is a caricature based on a rejection of the traditional male?
Scant decades ago, fraternities were among the most prestigious student organizations on campus. Many of today's respected leaders were fraternity brothers, and fraternities can point to a long history of raising funds for charities and of alumni money for universities.
Feminist awareness may have exposed a dark side to fraternities and a need for change. But it is difficult to divorce their critique from their more general attempt to redefine campus politics according to a new feminist vision. Such feminist visions, and their underlying research, are notorious for being politically driven and methodologically flawed.
Originally posted by DeltaChaos
That's just sick, TgSoe
Originally posted by TgSoe
I have always been a little different, its a shame that young men have to go to such extremes to get laid though. You beg and plead with them and there's just no reasoning with them, the answer is usually emphatically no. If she had just been willing to share a little she might still be here. How much of her precious time would it have taken?
Originally posted by TgSoe
I have always been a little different, its a shame that young men have to go to such extremes to get laid though. You beg and plead with them and there's just no reasoning with them, the answer is usually emphatically no. If she had just been willing to share a little she might still be here. How much of her precious time would it have taken?