Rolling Stone Shenanigans

The top NBC news story this morning was about the University of Virgina, which has suspended all fraternity activities for the rest of the year. This is in response to a 'Rolling Stone' article, which describes a violent gang rape at a fraternity house.

The aftermath of the assault describes a "disheveled girl hurrying down a side staircase, face beaten, dress spattered with blood..." This is the type of attack that would leave the victim shattered for life, and earn her assailants long prison terms. A heinous crime.

One detail about the alleged crime seems to stand out as possibly fabricated, thus casting doubt onto the entire story. "'Grab its motherfucking leg,' she heard a voice say." This sounds contrived, that these men were so evil they didn't even consider her human.

For years now, the feminist memebots have been pushing some insidious ideas. That our society is a 'rape culture,' and my current favorite, #teachmennottorape. Teach men not to rape.

We already teach men not to rape. It's called socialization. We hold men accountable.

The 'Rolling Stone' article must be viewed through the lens of marxist critical theory. That is why UVA is a perfect setting for this little story. The university is described as "grounds of red-brick, white-columned buildings designed by founder Thomas Jefferson [that] radiate old-money privilege."

Our alleged victim, Jackie, is intimidated by the "overwhelmingly blond students." The fraternity where the alleged assault takes place "had a reputation of tremendous wealth."

The invocation of Jefferson is a dog-whistle to the crits. Jefferson, the slave-owning founding father, puts the lie to any American pretense of liberty and equality. Their root problem is 'white privilege.' I admit to having conflicted feelings about Jefferson, which I attempt to reconcile by remembering that he was not a god, he was an imperfect man who attempted to create a more perfect union.

The article is an attempt to devalue and undermine the fraternity system. The writer repeatedly uses the shorthand term, 'frat,' which all collegiate Greeks consider a slur. The fraternity system itself is an institution of exclusivity, and for this reason alone must be smashed.

The university system is called to account. The article repeats the false meme that, "one in five women is sexually assaulted in college..." If true, it would be a crime wave of tremendous proportions. Parents would never send their daughters away to college if it were true. This falsehood keeps being repeated and amplified. And it reminds us of Mark Twain's quote that there are three kinds of lies: "Lies, damned lies, and statistics."

This bogus statistic is based on a single study that has never been replicated. The study is based on responses to an email sent to students at just two universities, and includes as sexual assault acts such as "forced kissing." While no female should be subjected to "forced kissing," this is a clear misclassification, and seeks to do what 'Rolling Stone' magazine has furthered: the institution of a moral panic.