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I was searching through groups on Facebook, which has a nice little 
feature called "Causes" in which you can join social justice groups. 
However, I was shocked to find several groups which focus on "bro-
rape." This was the first I've heard of these mockumentaries. 
Additionally, there are more groups with titles such as "John Smith 
Rapes Puppies," etc. etc., which are obviously mocking sexual violence. 
Facebook is obviously not monitoring these groups, and I am considering 
contacting the administrators to request that they refuse to allow the 
formation of completely asinine and offensive groups. This is 
ridiculous!

--Marissa Irvine
Indiana University/American University

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Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:06 pm
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> ~ One-in-Three Report Harassment ~
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> WASHINGTON (September 24, 2007) --  The Gender Public Advocacy 
> Coalition (GenderPAC) today announced findings of its first 
> national campus climate survey focusing on how students are 
> treated because of their gender identity and expression. 651 
> students from across the nation responded to the 2007 
> GenderSAFE(TM) Survey, many sharing personal experiences of 
> feeling unsafe or excluded because they didn't meet expectations 
> for masculinity or femininity.
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> 30% of student respondents have been harassed or discriminated 
> against on campus because they didn't fit expectations of 
> masculinity or femininity; 13% have been harassed for using gender-
> specific restrooms; and 25% have felt unsafe in campus housing. In 
> addition, 1-in-4 students of color reported being harassed or 
> discriminated against.
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> Said one student, "I've been loudly screamed at in a women's 
> bathroom because someone decided I wasn't supposed to be there, 
> and I've been leered at and yelled at on my way to work and class. 
> I've been told by administrators that my comfort was a marginal 
> concern and that I was bringing any harassment on myself."
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> "You can't learn if you aren't safe," said Brittney Hoffman, 
> GenderPAC's Campus Director. "Educators, administrators, and even 
> student advocates need to be focusing on how to make campuses 
> GenderSAFE -- supportive, protective, and equitable -- for all 
> students, whether or not they fit expectations for masculinity or 
> femininity."
> Key Findings
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> * Overall, thirty percent of college students reported 
> discrimination or harassment because they didn't fit expectations 
> for masculinity and femininity.
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> * Two-thirds of students at schools without policies addressing 
> gender identity and expression reported gender-based harassment, 
> almost double that reported at schools with inclusive policies.
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> * One in eight students have been harassed in a campus restroom 
> for not meeting expectations of masculinity or femininity.
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> * More than half (50.4%) of all students on campuses with no 
> gender-neutral restrooms would feel safer if they were made available.
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> * One-quarter of students have felt unsafe in campus housing 
> because they didn't fit expectations of masculinity or femininity.
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> * More than half (57%) would feel safer if the gender-neutral 
> rooming options were available.
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> In its 2007 GENIUS Index, GenderPAC found nearly 150 colleges and 
> universities have expanded their non-discrimination policies to 
> explicitly include "gender identity and expression." More than 140 
> have made gender-neutral campus restrooms available, and 30 offer 
> gender-neutral student housing options.  (The 2007 GENIUS Index is 
> available in its entirety online at www.gpac.org/genius.)
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> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:48:03 -0400
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> This was passed on to me by a member of men against rape.  
> Apparently it
> came out last year.  It is horrifying.
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> It is about "bro-rape", which is a parody about documentaries on rape,
> it actually has over 3 million hits today .   this is what people are
> looking at and thinking is funny.
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> http://youtube.com/watch?v=3zvTRQr7ns8 ;
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> "It's so liberating and important for men to understand that they can
> actually be friendly to women instead of playing some gender-specific
> role, and that women are in most ways the same as they are. I 
> think that
> lots of women already know that, but not so many guys do."  -my dad
> 8/3/07
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> Juliette Grimmett, MPH
> Rape Prevention Education Coordinator
> NC State University
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> 24 Hour Sexual Violence Hotline: (919)618-RAPE (7273)
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