Columbia University Sued for Aiding Mattress Girl

[cardgame]

Best I can come up with is walking around with a handcuff permanently on one wrist. Already guilty in the court of public opinion, innocent in the court of the land.

 

[Borachio]

Or he could go around dressed as blind justice.

Not a lot sexy about that.

On second thoughts, I'm not so sure.
......

How about one these?


Link to video.

 

[Triewd]

Blind Justice idea is a REALLY good idea,

Another idea might be to go around with a placard of everything that has been said against him (that one would require serious guts and has its own issue)

 

[caketastydelish]

“I think it’s ridiculous that Paul would sue not only the school but one of my past professors for allowing me to make an art piece,” she wrote. “It’s ridiculous that he would read it as a ‘bullying strategy,’ especially given his continued public attempts to smear my reputation, when really it’s just an artistic expression of the personal trauma I’ve experienced at Columbia. If artists are not allowed to make art that reflect on our experiences, then how are we to heal?”

Uh, let's not kid ourselves though, this isn't "an art piece". Carrying a mattress around with you isn't an art piece. Also: an example of an art piece would be a painting depicting would happened, but then you leave his name anonymous. You've specifically pointed him out and told as many people as possible about him, so this isn't about art, this is about shaming this individual man. Now did he actually rape her? It's certainly possible, although as the UVA case teaches us, not necessarily.

Columbia is a far left leaning University, so they're all going to take her word like a mindless robot unless there's a way to literally prove she's full of it, whereas the neutral situation (no proof that he did do it nor any proof that he didn't do it) 99% of them are going to take her side by default. Shame on them.

 

[cardgame]

The Daily Beast article supports Paul's position (friendly texts after the alleged rape, among other inconsistencies).

 

[classical_hero]

But even if the guy didn't rape her, the whole story about "rape culture' is still accurate, even if individual cases are false.

 

[caketastydelish]

The mass population of the 'student culture' at Columbia are just left wing 'hippies' like Rolling Stone magazine that are going to take the females side in this situation almost no matter what, regardless of what facts (or lack thereof) are in play.

On one extreme you have them, on the other extreme you have the "she asked for it, she shouldn't have been wearing that, etc" people.

There should be a moderate middle ground where if a woman really has been raped she is not held responsible regardless of her behavior or clothes, but if there's no proof whatsoever everyone doesn't hive in and attack the alleged man like a mindless robot.

 

[Borachio]

Uh, let's not kid ourselves though, this isn't "an art piece". Carrying a mattress around with you isn't an art piece.

How is it not an art piece? It's a piece of performance art.

It may not be a good piece of performance art, in your opinion, but if she calls it one, it most certainly is one.

 

[cardgame]

I'd say it's performance art too.

 

[Hygro]

It's definitely art. I don't see how Columbia University is a "far left" institution.

The dude wearing handcuffs would be pretty cool.
Assuming his non-guilt.

 

[Kyriakos]

Iirc he isn't accused of 'rape' but of 'sexual harassment'. (?)

As usual this story will bow out of news in time, and no one other than the parties immediately concerned will care.

 

[Kennigit]

nope. I would suggest reading the headlines of the washington post article or dailybeast articles linked. The NY times article doesn't clear your question until paragraph 3. A 2/3 chance to have your question answered in an article title!

this story will actually be very long lived for two reasons. The other immediately famous controversial case is the duke lacrosse story of 2006. This story will be paired with the UVA rolling stones article so people offhand will remember it easier since it's a pair of things happening (regardless of outcome); they will triumph over other stories. Secondly, this has ties to the state of the union. It'll have a lot of backlash if the allegations against the male student are completely unwarranted (though it seems likely it will be disputed, as there really will not be any definitive evidence since there is nothing like forensics or documented injuries or something--but the vast majority of 100% truthful rape* cases will not have forensics either).

but it will be forgotten by anyone who doesn't follow up on related topics or only checks once every few years or so.

Of course, this is all US-centric perspective and not Greek-centric perspective of news.

edit *- not to say anything on the validity or accuracy of this case.

 

[Kyriakos]

^I was going by the known progression in which news stories tend to die out when the next analogous scandalous story comes out.

Re the rape issue, yes, i suppose i replaced 'assault' with the 'harassment' the other party claimed the university is guilty of

 

[Zkribbler]

Columbia is a far left leaning University, so they're all going to take her word like a mindless robot unless there's a way to literally prove she's full of it, whereas the neutral situation (no proof that he did do it nor any proof that he didn't do it) 99% of them are going to take her side by default. Shame on them.

You must have missed the part where the University dismissed her claim as unproven...even at the lesser standard of preponderance of the evidence.

 

[caketastydelish]

I meant the actual student body of Columbia, not the administrators.

Practically all of them were exclusively believing the woman's side, and the guy was getting harassed (and even physically threatened) left and right.

 

[Traitorfish]

I don't see how Columbia University is a "far left" institution.

Nothing says "left-wing" like an elite private university. "Ivy League"? More like "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin League", amarite?

 

[Hygro]

Nothing says "left-wing" like an elite private university. "Ivy League"? More like "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin League", amarite?

Now class, repeat after me:
Humans have a propensity to truck, barter, and trade.
Humans have a propensity to truck, barter, and trade.
Humans have a propensity to truck, barter, and trade.
Humans have a propensity to truck, barter, and trade.

Spoiler :

I meant the actual student body of Columbia, not the administrators.

Practically all of them were exclusively believing the woman's side, and the guy was getting harassed (and even physically threatened) left and right.

I thought you were saying just left.

 

[Zkribbler]

I meant the actual student body of Columbia, not the administrators.

Practically all of them were exclusively believing the woman's side, and the guy was getting harassed (and even physically threatened) left and right.

Ah! In that, we are agreed.

 

[JollyRoger]

I would shocked if Coldplay doesn't start carrying mattresses around on stage.

 

[caketastydelish]

If you've kept up even remotely with my musical taste from 2009-now I was expecting you to mention Linkin Park and THEN I laugh that they probably make more in a week than you do in a year, but instead you mention a band that hasn't been relevant to the music scene since 2008.