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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 2064907, member: 6819"] Actually the first time that insensitive remark was uttered was (not surprisingly) here in NYC by popular local weatherman Tex Antoine Nov. 24, 1976 on air. It subsequently ruined his career. Yes other colleges have had to deal with problems of rape and violence. Yes, other college administrations have tried to cover up or minimize these issues. One would think BU would have learned from the very public failures of these other administrations, especially after the Louisville incidents. No where however did Pitino minimize or defend these acts. No where did Pitino or any of the others, when confronted with recruitment issues suggest some sort of vigilante justice. Mulkey said her daughter never had an issue at BU and married a football player. Anyone here think the coaches daughter would ever be subjected to sexual violence? Anyone here think the coaches daughter who is engaged to a football player would be subjected to anything untoward? I think not. I'm not arguing Mulkey's intent, which actually seems to be an attempt to quench the recruiting fires she's running up against. I'm arguing against an insensitivity that seems to pervade the entire atmosphere down there, from fans to boosters, to alumni who have made the big money commitments, to some of the press. I'm arguing against a society that continues to minimize violence and rewards the perpetrator while blaming the victim. I'm a big fan of the state of Texas and that whole southern genteel culture in that state. This seems to go completely sideways to that great culture. I don't see Mulkey defending rape, but as being a cog in a rising finger pointing, not-my-fault, me first, I'm always right, damn the truth, alternate fact culture. [/QUOTE]

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