'Rapebait' Talk Doesn't Shock Students. Writing It in an Email Does.
LatestOn Monday, an email written by a Phi Kappa Tau brother who attends Georgia Institute of Technology leaked onto the internet, in which said gentleman instructed his brothers on how to properly find and catch their own “rapebait.” It was gross and horrible. But according to some of his classmates, his advice was not nearly as upsetting as the idea that he would put such a thing on the internet. Doesn’t he know better?
For an article published by WABE, Atlanta’s local NPR affiliate station, reporter Michell Eloy talked to numerous students on campus, most of whom expressed concern about Rapebait’s job prospects and general lack of Emily Post-like behavior. Doesn’t he know that he’s supposed to send these kind of missives on personalized stationary? Some quotes:
“I think he intended it to be a satire of the typical frat guy and how horribly they see the idea of trying to face girls. And he’s trying to take it to the extreme of saying oh yeah this is what they think, and people saw that and realized, OK, even if you do think this is a joke, that is not something you send in an email.”
I do not like your thoughts via email.