Today, in class, I really enjoyed talking about Stasis Theory in relation to such a sensitive topic. To be honest, I didn’t know that this class was about Rape culture and it caught me by surprise when we were handed the syllabus. However, I find it really cool and interesting that we can take the things we learned last semester and apply it to an issue that clearly is not taken care of properly. Honestly, thinking about Rape and forceful sexual assault makes my stomach cringe a little bit. And it is such a shame that this issue is not taken more seriously by society. After we talked about the Jameis Winston case, I googled more about him because I hadn’t really heard much about the case before. I was aware of it a little bit last year, only due to my boyfriend being a college football fan and telling me that FSU’s quarterback was being investigated for rape, but I didn’t put the pieces together until today. But when I googled his name, I found the results from the search interesting. The first entire page was all about his potential for being drafted into the NFL and how his college football career was going. Otherwise, until I searched around would articles regarding the investigation actually show up. Given that this accusation was made last year and it has been awhile, I still feel as though giving athletes special treatments is a very valid point. I even see it here at WSU. (No cases of rape have been reported through athletes here at WSU; at least that I am unaware of) And with this seriousness of an issue, I find it extremely difficult to just stand by. Obviously, there is a lot of injustice to the situation. However, it is simply wrong for a University as well as the Tallahassee police to stand by and let this go untouched for x amount of time. A question that the investigation should ask also is, does FSU care more about their reputation and what star athletes they produce or do they care about their students, not just the one’s that bring them money? It clear in my point of view that FSU only cares for their reputation for Jameis Winston and what he can bring to the table for them. So in this case, it is clear that athletes do receive special treatment.
Another interesting aspect in class today was the relation between the four questions, “the facts, the meaning or nature of the issue, the seriousness of the issue and the plan of action.” I found it interesting that we could take these four questions and easily apply it to a case of rape or sexual assault. I think these questions become very helpful in any trial, obviously. However, being able to take rhetoric and apply it so easily to a contemporary issue is actually really exciting for. Personally, rhetoric can be drug out and at times, the execution of the act of persuasion is poor so the performance that is being made can be dull. However, when applying such simple questions to not such a simple issue, it can create a very interesting conversation.
What I also found interesting was that I didn’t really realize how brushed off rape is. It can almost fall into the same category as racism, in terms that people don’t openly admit just how atrocious this issue is. When I heard about the Jameis Winston case for the first time, I will even admit, that is honestly flew over my head. I don’t even acknowledge the seriousness behind the issue. And that is something that needs to be fixed. People need to start acknowledging how serious this issue is.
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