Columbia University Student Will Drag Her Mattress Around Campus Until Her Rapist Is Gone

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/03/emma-sulkowicz-mattress-rape-columbia-university_n_5755612.html?cps=gravity

Emma Sulkowicz is a senior visual arts student at Columbia University. On the first day of her sophomore year, she says, she was raped by a classmate on her mattress.

"Rape can happen anywhere," she explains in the video above. "For me, I was raped in my own dorm bed. Since then, it has basically become fraught for me, and I feel like I've carried the weight of what happened there with me everywhere since then."

Sulkowicz' senior thesis, titled "Mattress Performance" or "Carry That Weight," is a literal expression of that emotional weight. In what she calls an endurance art piece, she will drag her mattress everywhere she goes on campus until her rapist is expelled or leaves. The project, she says, could extend for one day or for the entire remainder of her time at Columbia.

When Sulkowicz's case made it to a university hearing seven months after the actual incident occurred, administrators were confused about how ####### rape could happen and she had to draw a diagram. The experience left her feeling physically ill.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Were the administrators Paul Ryan and Rick Santorum? That might explain their confusion....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/03/emma-sulkowicz-mattress-rape-columbia-university_n_5755612.html?cps=gravity

Emma Sulkowicz is a senior visual arts student at Columbia University. On the first day of her sophomore year, she says, she was raped by a classmate on her mattress.

"Rape can happen anywhere," she explains in the video above. "For me, I was raped in my own dorm bed. Since then, it has basically become fraught for me, and I feel like I've carried the weight of what happened there with me everywhere since then."

Sulkowicz' senior thesis, titled "Mattress Performance" or "Carry That Weight," is a literal expression of that emotional weight. In what she calls an endurance art piece, she will drag her mattress everywhere she goes on campus until her rapist is expelled or leaves. The project, she says, could extend for one day or for the entire remainder of her time at Columbia.

When Sulkowicz's case made it to a university hearing seven months after the actual incident occurred, administrators were confused about how ####### rape could happen and she had to draw a diagram. The experience left her feeling physically ill.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Were the administrators Paul Ryan and Rick Santorum? That might explain their confusion....

It's a shame that she has to endure this. What's worse are more women go through it in silence with no help...

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

It's a shame that she has to endure this. What's worse are more women go through it in silence with no help...

This man has supposedly raped 3 women, and not one called the police...

I call BS

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

This man has supposedly raped 3 women, and not one called the police...

I call BS

Check out the movie The Invisible War. Talks about sexual assault/rape in the military. A large majority of the men who raped men/women not only didn't get in trouble, but some were even promoted while the victim was discharged or straddled with PTSD for the rest of their lives. The military deems rape an occupational hazard. We had to watch is as directed by Congress. This happens a lot.

[decocker 7,198]

I call BS

on who?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

This man has supposedly raped 3 women, and not one called the police...

I call BS

Jesus Christ. Don't be ignorant. Do you know ANYTHING about rape culture? Do you honestly believe this is uncommon??

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I doubt someone would lug a mattress around campus for shits and giggles.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Jesus Christ. Don't be ignorant. Do you know ANYTHING about rape culture? Do you honestly believe this is uncommon??

I will have to admit, rape is a subject that I know very little about. Why would you report a rape to the student council but not the police.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I will have to admit, rape is a subject that I know very little about. Why would you report a rape to the student council but not the police.

Student council is likely to be far more understanding and compassionate than police are. It's incredibly sad how often the victim gets blamed or NOTHING gets done by law enforcement in the event of a rape. There's a reason a lot of women don't tell anyone.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Student council is likely to be far more understanding and compassionate than police are. It's incredibly sad how often the victim gets blamed or NOTHING gets done by law enforcement in the event of a rape. There's a reason a lot of women don't tell anyone.

Not least that it's a humiliating crime.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Many schools have it as part of their codes that such student-on-student assault is handled by a university-run body, essentially taking jurisdiction away from the courts (at least to begin with).

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Not least that it's a humiliating crime.

Yes. And unfortunately, in my experience (not personal experience, but being with someone who was experiencing it), after reporting this humiliating crime, they are further humiliated when all anyone wants to do is tell them what they should have done to prevent it.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

This man has supposedly raped 3 women, and not one called the police...

I call BS

Happens on college campuses a lot more than you can imagine. The investigations get botched by campus police because the university doesn't want the bad publicity, just like drunk driving and vehicular homicides.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Student council is likely to be far more understanding and compassionate than police are. It's incredibly sad how often the victim gets blamed or NOTHING gets done by law enforcement in the event of a rape. There's a reason a lot of women don't tell anyone.

It's also alarming how many times someone gets falsely accused . Not diminishing the horrific act. If she was that embarrassed why is she carrying that silly mattress around bringing publicity to herself.

It just does not add up in the case.