March 2010
20 posts
“Knepper’s horrific rant on a subject he knows nothing about - namely being a...”
– amySwhitelaw: Thank You Alex Knepper
Erica Best Responds to Knepper
I find it extremely disappointing to be responding to another editorial in which Alex Knepper has been so utterly disrespectful and insensitive to survivors of rape and sexual assault. For his woefully inept analysis of what constitutes rape, Knepper has obviously been afforded enough attention by this campus. He has proven time and time again in his tirades masqueraded as opinion pieces that he...
Aviva Cohen Responds to Knepper
A lot has been said about Knepper’s recent article. I would like to address one of his rebuttals in the comments section of The Eagle Online. In response to the role of date rape drugs, Knepper had the following to say: “What about them? Don’t go to EI parties, then. Women are not idiots, as you seem to think they are. You don’t have the mind of a ten-year-old in a twenty-year-old’s body. “My...
Resources in Response to Knepper's Piece
RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS • Student Health Center: 202-885-3380: provide follow-up medical care, sexually transmitted infection testing, and emergency contraception. • Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Services: 202-885-3328: to file a complaint or ask questions regarding AU’s Student Conduct Code. • AU Counseling Center: 202-885-3500: offers confidential counseling, support, and...
Sarah Brown Responds to The Eagle, Denies Spot for...
Late Sunday night, Alex Knepper’s column “Dealing with AU’s anti-sex brigade” was released online. Despite The Eagle’s assertion that Women’s Initiative will “counter Alex Knepper with a column of [our] own,” WI will not use this space to take part in a debate that seeks only to divide the campus community and create controversy. This column is not directed at Alex Knepper, but to The Eagle and...
Chelse Spiehs Responds to Knepper
To whom is may concern, I think that Alex Knepper’s article is completely rude, ignorant and unnecessary. He implies that anyone who has been taken advantage of and raped is not a fault because you can’t expect people to “make sure it’s ok” before having sexual relations. I personally was extremely offended and I can only imagine how those people who are victims of sexual assault and rape feel. I...
Kelly Thomas Responds to Knepper
After Alex Kneppers latest article “Dealing with AU’s anti-sex brigade”, many discussions of censorship have taken place in response to the loud calls for the dismissal of Alex Knepper. But instead of looking at what Alex Knepper is writing, we should be angry and arguing how the editors of The Eagle choices in articles poorly represent the student body and its choice to censor comments on its...
Kennedy Nadler Responds to Knepper
I understand free speech. I really do! As an activist I value it immensely. I am not at all saying that The Eagle does not have the right to publish Alex Knepper’s vile rape-apologist diatribes. I am merely saying that The Eagle is morally reprehensible for doing so.
As long as The Eagle gives a place for rape-apologists and prints opinions that mock the massive problem of date rape, I cannot, in...
Rachel Lachenauer, CAS Undergrad, Responds to...
“That Feminist”
I am that feminist who does not only believe that men and women are equal, but that all people no matter how they are born, identify, or believe are equal.
I am that feminist who believes in free speech and expression but thinks there should be discretion when posting an article in a mainstream student publication harmful to victims of violence without any notification that it...
Jezebel Covers The Eagle →
Elizabeth Ardagna: My Letter To The Editor That...
Dear Eagle Editors, You are correct in believing that consenting opinions must be heard. You are incorrect and irresponsible to think that publishing misogynistic remarks that fail to be based in any sort of reality have a place in a school newspaper. You wish to create a dialogue. Well, that’s nice. But in your statements, you suggest that because there are those who agree with Knepper, it...
Jonelle Walker Responds to Knepper
I found Alex Knepper’s editorial “Dealing with AU’s anti-sex brigade” to be not only inflammatory and uninformed but also incredibly insensitive considering that a date rape was recently reported by an AU student and well publicized by Public Safety. The date rape reportedly occurred under the very circumstances that Mr.Knepper touches on in the editorial; they are so similar, in fact, that I...
Tara Culp-Ressler, SOC 2011, Responds to Knepper
As a student in American University’s School of Communication, I would like to express my disappointment in the Eagle’s editorial staff members. Under the First Amendment, Alex Knepper certainly has the right to freely express his hateful and inflammatory views through a variety of mediums; however, the editorial page of our student-run newspaper is not one of them.
Despite the fact that...
Dan Remick Cook, CAS Undergrad, Responds to...
am writing to express my frustration and concern with the recent Alex Knepper column entitled “Dealing with AU’s anti-sex brigade.” The article, which attacked survivors of sexual violence and activists working to solve these societal problems and inequalities, was offensive and misinformed. Alex Knepper’s voice, though fueled by the pretense of “freedom of speech,” should not be allowed to...
EAGLE EDITORS REPLY TO CONCERNS ABOUT KNEPPER...
COMMENTS ARE NOT BANNED ON THIS SECTION OF THE EAGLE’S WEBSITE! PLEASE BE HEARD WHILE YOU CAN! AND CONTINUE TO SUBMIT TO EDITOR@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE ROLLING QUEU OF LETTERS!
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In light of the recent backlash of a column by Alex Knepper in the March 29 issue of The Eagle, titled “Dealing with AU’s anti-sex brigade,” I find it important to open the...
John Marzabadi, Class of 2010, Responds to...
First, let me say how disgusted I am with the opinion piece published in the March 28 edition of The Eagle titled “Dealing with AU’s Anti-Sex Brigade.” I had no idea that this publication was in the business of excusing sexual violence, denigrating entire groups of people (feminists, LGBTQ community), or allowing an avowed bigot to spew his disrespectful views on the campus community. Columnist...
rainbow in the sky.: "Date-rape is an incoherent... →
I am astounded, saddened and generally appalled at the Eagle’s decision to print such a dangerous, damaging article. But more-so, I am outright astounded that Alex Knepper stands enough behind his beliefs to go an write an article on it. While I do find his disregard of the queer community…
In the Fade: Response to Alex Knepper →
To whom it may concern, I’m writing in response to the recent column by Alex Knepper “Dealing with AU’s anti-sex brigade,” and to express my utter disgust and shame that such a disgraceful and backwards article was written by a student at this school. In this article, Knepper justifies date rape,
(con)sensual Chair Responds to Knepper
This was submitted to the editor of The Eagle.
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Jeremiah Headen rightly lost the vice presidency of the Student Government over an ignorant Facebook note. Its contents — an ode to hegemonic masculinity — slammed men for claiming their gender identity without fitting into a specific mold. It ended with an unnecessary, all-caps call to raid booty and women from neighboring villages.
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CALLING ALL FEMINISTS- END THE RAPE APOLOGY NOW! →
Write letters to the editor (editor@theeagleonline.com) — STOP THIS NOW!
