What does your anti-rape face look like? Last week Ramapo College in NJ told students that they should take preventative measures to avoid sexual assault by practicing “anti-rape” facial expressions.
In a presentation to freshmen students by the school’s coordinator of substance abuse and sexual assault prevention, students were advised on how to dress, how much to drink or not to drink, how to use body language to lessen the chances of assault, and that women should “practice how they articulate their face in a social setting by practicing in a mirror.” Um, WHAT?!
Rightfully, students were pissed off by the victim blaming theme that ran through the presentation and have chosen to use humor to battle the ignorance. Taking to Twitter, students are posting their very best “anti-rape” faces, using the hashtag #MyAntiRapeFace.
The school has responded and posted a mea culpa on their Facebook page, but it seems to us that they just don’t get it.
Here are a few of the Tweets…. you can check out more here or post your own using the hashtag #MyAntiRapeFace.
