tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532134375852635160.post1161924021707014450..comments2010-07-25T23:05:03.288-04:00Comments on WMST 200: The "R" WordBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363554103322995414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532134375852635160.post-32229452673930743532010-07-25T23:05:03.288-04:002010-07-25T23:05:03.288-04:00Fantastic post. One of the lowest moments of my te...Fantastic post. One of the lowest moments of my teaching career: A student friended me on Facebook at the beginning of the semester. At the end of semester, just before finals she wrote as her status, "I'm going to be raped by this exam." When I saw that, not only did my jaw drop, but my heart sank into my stomach. This class covers a ton of topics, many of them legitimately controversial, and I don't expect or even want everyone to have the same opinions. But one thing that I hope we can all agree on is the fact that sexual assault and sexual violence are wrong. I admire your ability to identify the problem of trivialization and to write about it here so succinctly.Alysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673081314044011336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532134375852635160.post-11758514543522865112010-07-22T08:40:57.198-04:002010-07-22T08:40:57.198-04:00I think that video is extremely offensive and real...I think that video is extremely offensive and really proves your point! That word is used too much in common conversation and that is very inappropriate. I'm really glad you talked about this because I a lot people don't think twice about using the word.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429763671726782830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532134375852635160.post-56546003705417574972010-07-21T20:16:03.241-04:002010-07-21T20:16:03.241-04:00I never really thought about the implications of u...I never really thought about the implications of using the "R" word in the joking manner that many people use it in. By no means AT ALL do I think that rape is something to joke about but I have definitely been around people that have thrown that word around lightly and I never thought twice. It makes me think twice and realize that this is not a word that should be thrown around as a joke!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450023322316957385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532134375852635160.post-81245996169350249642010-07-21T20:02:03.248-04:002010-07-21T20:02:03.248-04:00I agree with Brittney! The "R" word is t...I agree with Brittney! The "R" word is thrown around to much in the media and in the general public. I think it makes women ashamed too; because so many people make jokes about the word, that if it doesn happen to a women she wont tell someone in fear she may be joked. I think this word needs to be taken seriously and its not a joking mater!Women Studyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871758432590992318noreply@blogger.com