Today's class was pretty short and mostly just used to get the annotated bibliography all finished up, so there isn't really much to say, definitely not enough for 600 words.
However, when looking at the things we accomplished today, it was pretty great. By the end of class, the annotated bibliography was already at 13 pages, which is pretty impressive for only about half the students being able to access it! We also discussed the first two papers, which seem like they will be interesting. Paper two will present us with a plethora of information about rape cases that have happened since about 2006.
What was most interesting about this class though were the two satire videos we watched. The first one being about the Colorado (?) basketball player who was having such a great career even after he raped someone, and everyone was so proud of him for being able to overcome it. The second one with Amy Schumer about the basketball team that were asking all the excuses which would mean it wasn't rape (i.e.-she said yes to something earlier in the day that wasn't sex, she said yes then changed her mind like a crazy person, she was drunk and asking for it, etc.). Both of these videos had comedy aspects that bring light to the idea of the dumb things college aged men say about rape and why they think it's okay. It's supposed to be taken satirically but every aspect of these videos holds a truth behind it. Athletes just worry about their sport and thinking they are targeted because they are athletes and they will overcome it. Men make up excuses to make rape sound like it was consensual sex. The worst part is, PEOPLE actually believe and use this crap!!! The things people do make me sick to my stomach, and the excuses are the worst part.
Other than this, class got out about a half hour early so there isn't much more to say!
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