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In Defense of ‘Wypipo’
A few years ago, I was engaged in a discussion about sexual assault. The topic eventually rolled around to date rape—particularly the trend on many college campuses of enforcing strict rules when it comes to intoxicated women. In all my intellectual, sexist glory, I declared that I disagreed with the entire premise. “I agree that…
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Students Suspended for ‘Picking Cotton’ Promposal That Family Says Was ‘Inside Joke’
Two white South Florida high school students have been suspended after a photo of a racist promposal went viral. You know the one, where they’re standing on either side of a black student with a sign that read, “You may be picking cotton but we’re picking you to go to prom with us.” The girls…