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Aussie Minister: Probe Facebook 'Rape Group'

Reverend has 'talked to' college students who launched site

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2009 3:03 AM CST
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(Newser) – An Australian government official has called for an investigation into a Facebook "pro-rape group" started by students at the University of Sydney. The site, which has been shut down, was launched primarily by students from all-boys St. Paul's College within the university. "The idea that a group of young men who are going to become leaders in our community think it's OK to post information encouraging rape on a website is absolutely abhorrent," said the New South Wales minister for women's affairs.

Members of the group boasted they were "anit-consent," according to reports. The reverend who heads St. Pauls's said he has spoken to several students involved and has condemned any incitement to rape. "We would condemn utterly any matters that derogated from the value of women," he told the Australian Broadcast Corporation. No disciplinary action has yet been taken against any of the students.

A Facebook group supporting rape, started by Sidney college students, has been shut down.
A Facebook group supporting rape, started by Sidney college students, has been shut down.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
The New South Wales minister for women's affairs has blasted a pro-rape Facebook site launched by college students absolutely abhorrent.
The New South Wales minister for women's affairs has blasted a "pro-rape" Facebook site launched by college students "absolutely abhorrent."   (?storem)
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riffran
Nov 10, 2009 10:51 AM CST
nice rack on the statue....lol....Pro -rape????...what the heck were these guy thinking...some nut will probably read it and go "Yeah...that's a good idea"...geez
cochiserocks
Nov 9, 2009 10:52 AM CST
There's an increasingly reported trend in the UK now with binge drinking and Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) that getting sex without consent from girls who are in no position to know what's going on, let alone stop it. What disturbs me is that recent events are showing a level of premeditation and co-operation which is indicative of what shrinks call an "I - It" relationship with sexual partners and sex itself (where the subject is treated like an object, or dehumanised in order to make things more efficient - ie. a surgeon operating has to have an I-It relationship with their patient). As opposed to an "i - You" relationship - (where the subject is dealt with in an open, emotionally vulnerable, available and 'human' way). The I-It stuff in sex has a lot to do with fantasy - that it seems to be crossing over into real life at such cost to the victims is not a great thing for supposedly advanced countries in 2009. Mind you - could just be the media whipping up another frenzy on a slow news day - These days - who knows. (and that's probably part of the problem too!)
Netstorm2k10
Nov 9, 2009 10:50 AM CST
OK, so I get the story - I assume it's a bad joke on the students part - but what's with the picture of the statue? What's the connection supposed to be there? Is that a statue of some Greek goddess getting raped? If so, why the hell make a statue of that? Like, 'hey let's go down to Rape Plaza and play hackey sack.'

 
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