Joe Paterno and Penn State Shitfests

Here. Read this article.

Now that you've done that, I want to explore a few ideas.

First. People who do fucked up crap like this:
Truth is, if not for Paterno's philanthropy and moral code (until his fatal lapse of judgment), I and thousands of others wouldn't be here right noe. If not for Paterno... Pennsylvania State might still be an agriculture school and State College might be lucky if there were a Wal-Mart within a 30-mile radius. Paterno made a huge mistake, but that doesn't mean he's not a good man.
-Emily

This is rape apologism. This is the same shit we see with Chris Brown. "Oh, he just made a mistake and we need to forgive him!!" This is not okay. What you are excusing is inexcusable. Gender violence isn't the sort of thing you can just apologize for. Did Chris Brown get punished? Yes. Did he apologize? Yes. Did he learn from his "mistake"? No. He now gets angry whenever anyone brings up his history with violence. He fails to understand that this isn't something that can or should be forgotten. I'm sorry Chris, but you don't get a free pass on beating your girlfriend.

Now if I were Joe or Chris and I were truly sorry, I would be acting very differently from the way they have been. As for Joe, he should offer up a less insulting and more substantial response than to encourage people to pray for the victims of child rape that he permitted. Chris should be perfectly willing to talk about his history of violence. He should be open and honest about it because (and this is very important) domestic violence is not something that should be ignored in the name of "privacy". This sort of shit should never, never be swept under the rug and forgotten.

Both of these men, if they truly feel sorry and want to atone (if atonement can ever be found) should use their considerable influence with their fans to spread awareness about this issue. Gender violence is something that has been ignored for far, far too long. With so many prominent cases of gender violence allegations being covered by the media in such a short time, now is the time to raise awareness. These men should do something about that, but I guarantee you that they never will. Why? Because they haven't learned. So for people like Emily who are falling all over themselves to excuse their behavior, wake up and stop telling us that rape and domestic violence is okay as long as the perpetrators are sorry. It does NOT work that way.

P.S. At least these men don't completely deny the truth of these allegations or take shelter behind a false shield of moral authority (I'm looking at you, Herman Cain and Pope Benedict. A hearty fuck you to both of them!!)

P.P.S. I hope Emily really enjoys the Wal-Mart. She seems to think it was worth it.


Second, I want to talk about pity in two sections. One for those who feel sorry for Joe and the rest of the coaching staff, and another for those who have been wasting time bemoaning the fate of the football program.

As for those who feel sorry for Joe and his coaching staff (all of whom I am assuming knew about these happenings- if you can find convincing evidence to the contrary please let me know) ...what the fuck are you thinking?? Why do people who condoned child rape deserve your pity? I do not care who you admire or how you feel about these people, but groups and individuals who allowed such atrocities to continue need to be punished. I'm actually surprised this needs to be stated.

Apart from that, if you have been feeling just awful about these poor college students in the football program... I totally agree with you!! Oh how horrible it must be for these students. First their great hero JoePa gets smeared by these awful allegations and now everyone hates Penn State!! People are talking about shutting down the football program and firing the coaching staff and it's all so miserable for them! They won't be able to play football, for God's sake! Isn't that just the worst thing you've ever heard?????

... Oh, wait. It's not. Children were raped. Lives were ruined. But do the Penn State football fans seem to care? Nope. Let's reexamine that article: "Abuse flew at Matko from young and old, students and alumni, men and women. No one intervened. No one spoke out against the abuse. One disapproving student said, 'Not now, man. This is about the football players.'"

And for them, it is. It really and truly is. But it shouldn't be. The focus of these asinine students should not be on whining about their precious fucking football program. They should be focusing on the culture on that campus that led to such abuse taking place, and what they can do to prevent it from ever happening again. But they don't. Instead, they spend their time physically attacking anyone who suggests that they should pay more attention to the problem of child rape than their stupid-ass sports team.