frat boys abuse themselves again...

[acroyear]

The Continuing Ethical Collapse of Our Elite Institutions: The Yale Rape Chant Edition : Mike the Mad Biologist:

So my first thought upon reading that a fraternity pledge ritual involved chanting in a public place "No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal" was "Frat boys are still assholes. Nice to see that some things remain constant." Then I read that this happened at Yale, and my next thought was, "I wonder which of these assholes, when he graduates, will be hired by J.P. Morgan." ("You're one of the anal rape guys? Congratulations, you're hired!")

[...comments on should they be expelled...]

At this point, inevitably, there will be a douchebag crying, "Political correctness! AAIIIEEE!!" No. "No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal" is not a political ideology or a philosophical perspective, it is a pathology. And, if acted upon, it is, of course, criminal. Yale has the advantage that it is not a public university, so it does not have to worry about First Amendment issues: it can suspend or expel anyone it wants.

If Yale has any sort of ethical standards--and given that our elite educational institutions are essentially finishing and technical schools for the Mandarin class, there is no reason believe that Yale does have such standards--they will come down hard on these 'men.'

Our elite institutions are failing us, and one reason, among several, is that our elites have never been trained in ethics; in fact, they receive subtle messages that unethical behavior will go unpunished (or even be rewarded).

Big Shitpile and the irresponsible parasitism of Wall Street did not arise in a vacuum.

Comments

[thatliardiego.livejournal.com]

my next thought was, "I wonder which of these assholes, when he graduates, will be hired by J.P. Morgan."

Your question should be, "Which one of these assholes will be a Republican candidate for president."

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

nah - they only go into politics when they screw up in business and need a free ride. trouble is, it's getting harder and harder to create business screw-ups these days.