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POGGI | Blame The Rapists
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While we must critique and reform systems that enable such atrocities, we must not see rape culture as an exogenous issue.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/rape/)
While we must critique and reform systems that enable such atrocities, we must not see rape culture as an exogenous issue.
“A number of students” have been temporarily suspended following reports of sexual assault and drugging at the Chi Phi house. Chi Phi remains temporarily suspended amid an ongoing criminal investigation by campus police.
There needs to be more empathy for survivors and more accountability for perpetrators on this campus, full stop.
Stark and simple, however, the report seems to instead strip away the humanity, vulnerability and gravity from such incidents; they are reduced to mere numbers.
On-campus rape, stalking, hate crimes and arson all increased from 2022 to 2023, according to the University’s 2024 Annual Security Report.
Unfortunately, three years here has confirmed that Cornell is no different: the Greek life system as it stands requires serious, intentional reform in order to deconstruct the interwoven rape culture that permeates the social fabric of this campus.
A recent rape in Cascadilla Hall elevated fear in residents, facilitating the implementation of security renovations.
The crime report about a rape on campus made us realize how vital it is to talk about race.
In “Lifting the FeMale Gaze” Isabelle Pappas ‘23 writes that feminism has started to “confuse itself with female victimization.” Despite the author’s clear intentions to lift other women up, I strongly feel that this piece does more harm than good.
On Oct. 23, The Sun’s headline read “Near-Naked Cornell Runner Attacks 2 Women, Threatens to Rape Them After Taking ‘Acid.’”
I remember reading that. I released an exasperated puff and thought to myself, “I cannot believe that this happens at Cornell.” As I pondered it more, however, I realized, obviously this happens at Cornell. In fact, I’m surprised (but grateful), we haven’t seen worse. We live in a world of athletes dropping acid and stumbling bleary-eyed around parties preying on freshman girls.