GATech Fraternity Investigated for "Rapebait" Email

ZTAngel · #1 10-08-2013, 09:55 AM

Phi Kappa Tau

The written word is permanent and can spread like wildfire through blogs and other social media.

http://totalfratmove.com/%CE%A6kt-me...st-email-ever/

This story also made it to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/georgia...tlink_homepage

PersistentDST · #2 10-08-2013, 10:28 AM

I have been rendered speechless.

greekdee · #3 10-08-2013, 10:56 AM

It also made it to Atlanta TV's ABC affiliate, which is where I first heard about it on last night's 11:00 news.

:http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local...pe-bait/nbH8t/

Besides the story itself bothering me, I'm also disturbed by comments so many readers are leaving, and not just from the TFM caliber but from sites like the FB page for this particular TV station. It appears as though many don't see this as anything to be concerned about. The general attitude seems to be "oh, frat boys getting girls drunk to get them into bed -- wow, what's new?"

Some say the email was probably intended as joke, but even if was, rape is not something to joke about or even slightly elude to. Never.

Some sites published the email author's name. Don't you know his parents are proud?

Sciencewoman · #4 10-08-2013, 11:11 AM

I think this guy and the Maryland sorority e-mailer from last year would be a match made in hell. The e-mail quote that was printed in the AJC was eerily reminiscent of some of her verbiage.

amIblue? · #5 10-08-2013, 11:17 AM

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I think this guy and the Maryland sorority e-mailer from last year would be a match made in hell. The e-mail quote that was printed in the AJC was eerily reminiscent of some of her verbiage.

I think the chick from Maryland would eat this guy for lunch.

Kevin · #6 10-08-2013, 11:35 AM

If this wasn't meant to be a joke, I don't see where it makes a rape joke, although it does tend to indicate the chapter has a culture problem.

DeltaBetaBaby · #7 10-08-2013, 11:40 AM

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I think the chick from Maryland would eat this guy for lunch.

No, she'd cunt punt him.

Kevin · #8 10-08-2013, 11:43 AM

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No, she'd cunt punt him.

This is why we need a like button.

amIblue? · #9 10-08-2013, 11:52 AM

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No, she'd cunt punt him.

LOL!

ZTAngel · #10 10-08-2013, 11:53 AM

I think the most damning is that he signed the end of the email "In luring rapebait" after saying repeatedly, "Don't rape!" I'm sure the email was meant as a joke but.....

ASTalumna06 · #11 10-08-2013, 12:25 PM

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I think the most damning is that he signed the end of the email "In luring rapebait" after saying repeatedly, "Don't rape!" I'm sure the email was meant as a joke but.....

I just can't see anything about rape being a joke.

If he was going for humor, he clearly missed the mark.

greekdee · #12 10-08-2013, 01:22 PM

He did himself in by signing off with "in luring rapebait," which overrode his earlier all caps instructions not to rape. That signature was all the media needed to label this the "rape email" and use it in their headlines.

As I mentioned earlier, some sites published the email with his name. I Googled it + Georgia Tech, and sure enough, there he is as the guy behind the rape email. This won't fare too well for the young idiot should any possible employers run him through a search engine.

I do think it was likely intended as satire -- perhaps he's a TFM columnist-wannabe? Whatever, there's nothing funny or cute about the term "rapebait" and he appears to harbor a lot of disrespect for women. I'll bet he's also harboring a lot of regret for hitting the send button after he penned this masterpiece of "could-go-viral" potential. I wonder who leaked it and why?

IndianaSigKap · #13 10-08-2013, 01:24 PM

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No, she'd cunt punt him.

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This is why we need a like button.

Exactly. DBB FTW.

ThetaPrincess24 · #14 10-08-2013, 01:27 PM

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I just can't see anything about rape being a joke.

If he was going for humor, he clearly missed the mark.

Yes.

Woof · #15 10-08-2013, 02:16 PM

Regardless of the content (whatever its intention), I think it is sad that his brothers leaked this or showed other people, especially since it can get him and more importantly their chapter in lots of trouble. What happened to keeping things between brothers? I know that isn't the issue at hand, but that's always the first thing that pops into my mind when I see stuff like this.