Twitchy yesterday reported on a lawsuit filed against Columbia University by Paul Nungesser, a student who claims the school has sided with the woman who accused him of rape, even though both school and law enforcement authorities rejected the case after interviews and investigation.
Since then, Columbia student Emma Sulkowicz has gained publicity in 35 countries by carrying a mattress with her wherever she goes on campus — an art project approved for college credit by visual arts professor Jon Kessler, who referred to the mattress in the Columbia Spectator as the site of Sulkowicz’ rape.
Whether the lawsuit determines if this is an example of a rape hoax or not, one high-profile supporter of Sulkowicz and her mattress project remains Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who invited Sulkowicz to be her guest at January’s State of the Union Address, writing in the Huffington Post that the mattress symbolizes “the burden she carries every single day as long as her rapist is still on campus.” Much like Kessler, Gillibrand doesn’t bother with qualifiers like “alleged,” despite Nungesser neither being charged by police nor disciplined by the university.
The Daily Caller, which recently compiled stories of eight campus rape hoaxes, reports today that Gillibrand hopes such hoaxes shine “more of a spotlight on the problem” — not the problem of hoaxes, but the problem of sexual assault. Asked at the Women in the World Conference about rape hoaxes like Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s debunked account of a fraternity gang rape that was published and then retracted by Rolling Stone magazine, Gillibrand answers as if the assault actually happened.
Gillibrand On Rape Hoaxes: ‘I Hope It’s Just Putting More Of A Spotlight On The Problem’ [VIDEO] http://t.co/8kx28by7VA via @dailycaller
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) April 25, 2015
A spotlight on the problem?
@DailyCaller the problem of hoaxes, maybe
— M??GA/KAG (@mannreagan) April 25, 2015
@DailyCaller No, its making a mockery of a horrendous crime and making it harder for real rape victims to get their justice.
— Hana Five O (@HanaFiveO) April 25, 2015
@DailyCaller Kirsten Gillibrand… It does expose a repulsive tactic of destroying an innocent person for identity politics & a narrative.
— one little person (@OpelikaAlabama) April 25, 2015
@HanaFiveO @DailyCaller I love her call for an online survey to get an accurate depiction. Yes. Nothing more accurate than those.
— Passably Affable (@tbrusletten) April 25, 2015
@DailyCaller if we ignore the fact they were lies, it strengthens the phoney war-on-women narrative. Women are strong, yet helpless victims?
— ?Coram Deo #Covfefe (@eduardo_zorro) April 25, 2015
@DailyCaller be damned the collateral damage the hurt of innocents, as long as it serves your selfish motives. You madam are going to hell.
— Chris (@cmp5555) April 25, 2015
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