Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Irony

This week the rape crisis center has been on campus with people wearing pink tea shirts that have anti rape and mutual consent messages on them. There are signs all over campus and fliers being handed out wherever there are large amounts of walking traffic. The strange part is that their booth has been blaring music that unapologetically objectifies women. I have not heard one song coming out of there speakers that did not explicitly talk about women as mere sexual objects. They are saying don't rape us and then playing music that says think of us as sexual objects and not as human beings. Don't get me wrong I definitely think rape is evil and can under no circumstances be justified. I just find it odd that they are trying to send the message that women have rights but are playing music, at high amplitudes, that dehumanize women into sexual objects to be used and discarded. 

laehciM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think that most people don't understand that connection.

Anonymous said...

I like irony. It's funny.

Little Miss Cynic said...

Hola, Tita and Tito.
I miss you guys! Read my blogs on this user name please!!

anehtA

mewilliams said...

Trian-Why do you think they do not make the connections?

Gaelan-I like Irony too.

laehciM