Who would you rape?

In December, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Vermont was suspended because they had distributed a survey to members asking who they would like to rape.  The school and national office of the fraternity quickly condoned the survey and the chapter of the fraternity.  It is not clear who wrote the questionnaire or who completed it.  There are a couple of important points here.  One is that it was brothers within the fraternity who reported the offensive question to the University.    Most men understand that rape is not a joke, and they are invested in preventing it.  

However, there are undercurrents in our culture that suggest that rape is not serious, that women really want it, and that women can "ask for it" based on how they dress or behave.   If you google the word "Rape" and click the images button, these are some of the things you'll see on the FIRST PAGE of results:

It's not a big deal.

Yes, you should expect to be raped.  It's all your fault, you fence-sitting slut.

I get your point about the over-elaborate set up here, but still.  Nope.

Although most people are smart enough to realize that this kind of crap is crap, there are some people who are vulnerable to these messages.   We need to take shit like the "who would you rape" survey and these hilarious internet memes seriously.  It's not funny.