TW for rape-apologist bullshit about the Penn State cases. Dennis Prager has a strong entry! Mr. Prager wishes to inform us that the really important bit about Penn State covering up the rape of children is not, you know, Penn State covering up the rape of children. No! The really important bit is that California [...]
News That Happened While Ozy Was Away
July 30, 2012 By 5 Comments
Hey guys! Vacation was fun. Stuff, unfortunately, Kept Happening while I was gone, which was deeply insensitive of it, so I’ll just round up the shit that happened with my commentary. 1) Chick-Fil-A, in a move that surprises no one, fucking hates gay people. The Jim Henson Company has severed all ties with them! So [...]
USA Swim Team Calls for Investigation of Coach for Sex Abuse
July 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
USA Swimming coach Rick Curl took a leave of absence Wednesday from the renown Curl-Burke Swim Club after being accused of sexually abusing a 13 year old girl.
An Education in Inequality
July 24, 2012 By 8 Comments
What Tim Brown has learned from the Penn State scandal about institutional racism.
What’s a Sexual Assault Victim to Do When the Justice System Fails Her?
July 23, 2012 By 62 Comments
Cooper Fleishman hopes 17 year-old sexual assault victim Savanna Dietrich will be shown the same leniency in sentencing for violating a gag order that her attackers were shown in their punishments.
Men Are Not Gods: Joe Paterno and Penn State
July 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
Shawn Maxam says when we elevate men and women into gods then our judgement becomes clouded.
Sandusky, Paterno, Rick Reilly, & Me
July 22, 2012 By 24 Comments
Marcus Williams thinks that when Rick Reilly went hard on Paterno, he may have let the rest of us off too easy.
Sandusky, Scapegoats, and Systemic Violence
July 18, 2012 By 2 Comments
I’ve avoided writing about Sandusky. In fact, until very recently I’ve avoided reading or talking about Sandusky, too. As a survivor of a serial sex abuser, I know myself well enough to know that engaging the media coverage of the case with moderation and restraint would be a challenge for me. More often than not, [...]
Open Thread: Should Penn State’s Football Team Be Shut Down?
July 17, 2012 By 61 Comments
NCAA President says he doesn’t want to rule out the “death penalty” for the Penn State Football program. What do you think?
Tosh and Sandusky Were Not The First
July 17, 2012 By 14 Comments
Jack Varnell is outraged at how many sexual assault cover-ups have happened in recent memory, and wants to help affect change.
“I’m not shocked by the employment of pedophiles. The shock is the response of the institutions.”
July 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “Penn State Scandal Helped UofM Report Child Porn”.
Penn State Scandal Helped UofM Report Child Porn
July 16, 2012 By 11 Comments
A Pediatric physician was allegedly found to have child pornography in his possession while working in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the University of Michigan hospital. The case was not reported to police for six months, until the Penn State scandal broke.
“The problem is the fetishization of sports to the point of protecting a brand/team over children.”
July 15, 2012 By 7 Comments
This is a comment by MCA on the post “Sandusky Victims: Tear down the Paterno Statue Yourselves”.
Monetary Settlements Will Not Be Enough To Make Penn State’s Troubles Go Away
July 14, 2012 By 4 Comments
The NCAA may ban Penn State from football for “lack of institutional control” and “inaction,” writes education attorney and former higher education administrator Galen Medley.
“One great thing about the coverage of the Sandusky case was the focus on the affects of abuse.”
July 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is a comment by Jacobtk on the post “Returning to the Question; Continuing the Conversation”.
“Shutting down football would put a lot of young men, who did nothing wrong, out of school.”
This is a comment by Inners, Mike L, and Christian Coleman on the post “Open Thread: Should Penn State’s Football Team Be Shut Down?”