Lewd banner near UW-La Crosse campus goes viral, fuels outrage
Was it a harmless, vulgar joke or an inappropriate banner promoting a college campus rape culture?
Whatever it was, a Facebook post condemning the “Free cream pies with valid freshman ID” banner hung over the weekend from an off-campus apartment balcony near University of Wisconsin-La Crosse residence halls has gone viral, with the conversation continuing days later despite the university issuing a formal apology.
Instagram and Facebook images of young men with the banner offering a lewd sexual act have created a social media storm, with more than 65,400 people talking about one Facebook post condemning it, and more than 1,800 sharing that post. The banner went up last weekend, as freshmen were moving into residence halls.
The author of the much-shared Facebook post, UW-La Crosse student Demi Dahl, referred to the banner as “an unfortunate example of promoting rape culture on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus” and concluded: “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
Read more: http://www.twincities.com/2016/09/10/lewd-banner-near-uw-la-crosse-campus-goes-viral-fuels-outrage/
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