Hours after the issue hit dining halls, the Instagram parody account posted a picture of the review with the headline “Rumpus Learns From Mistakes Only Publishes Subtle Rape Jokes.” They’re so accommodating, that if the first one gets you a little too drunk (as it always seems to lol) they’ll let you stay the night!” “Just walk up to the bar, mention to a brother that you came alone, and that first drink will knock you right out. “Plenty of nights that I won’t ever and don’t want to remember have started (and ended) at Leo,” the review of Leo read. Still, social media posts from Yalies this weekend argued that the publication’s “Rump’s Review” of Leo showed that Rumpus had not learned its lesson from last year’s backlash. “We noticed what happened last year, and we believe in the idea of Rumpus, no matter what they say. “There were some issues last year regarding controversial issues and mismanagement,” Madej said. Also unlike Rumpus leadership’s response to last September’s backlash, this year, Madej and Walia neither retracted the issue nor issued a public apology for the content.Īlthough Madej said the Rumpus has not established any written standards for the kinds of jokes it will publish, the editors review content on a case-by-case basis to decide if it is fit to print. Following internal backlash, Rumpus leadership retracted the issue, removed all copies of it from dining halls throughout campus and issued an apology for the content.Īccording to Madej and Walia, this year’s publication - which the current board revived independent of the old editorial staff - was for the most part vetted by board members as well as several staffers prior to printing, unlike in previous years. The objectionable content in last September’s issue had been reviewed only by members of the editorial team prior to publication, but not the remainder of Rumpus staffers. Last September, at least 12 staffers quit the publication in protest over several jokes about sexual assault that appeared in the Rumpus’ “Freshman Issue.” Those included a spot on the issue’s “Hookup Bingo” reading “Freshman’s First Blackout (Free)” and a line in the editor’s note making fun of a blacked out first year “let a senior on the baseball team raw on that foul mattress in the Sig Nu basement.” I’m sorry if it offended anyone, but it wasn’t the intent.” Part of the point of satire is this kind of commentary anyways. “It pointed out messed up practices of frats, and it put Leo down. “The Leo joke was not intended to make fun of rape victims in any way, shape or form,” current Rumpus Co-Editor-in-Chief Anushka Walia ’21 wrote in an email to the News. Students were particularly angered by jokes about the K2 overdoses on the New Haven Green and a “Rump’s Review” of Leo, which they believe made light of sexual misconduct once again. But despite the new staff - which includes five members who actively worked on the issue and about 12 total staffers, compared to previous staff sizes of 30 or 40, according to Rumpus co-editor-in-chief and a former photo staffer for the News Jakub Madej ’20 - the new tabloid issue has already sparked discontent among many Yalies upset with its new content. The annual Freshman Issue of the student-run tabloid magazine hit dining halls on Friday morning, greeting students with a cover that read, “ATTENTION FIRST-YEARS: YOU WILL BE REJECTED.” The issue - the first to come out since last September - was produced by a new editorial team. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The Rumpus must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.Following a year of non-publication after staff backlash over jokes about sexual misconduct, the Yale Rumpus has returned - but not without controversy. The Rumpus is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. And join us by becoming a monthly or yearly Member.Įach of these subscription programs along with tax-deductible donations made to The Rumpus through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, helps keep u s going and brings us closer to sustainability. Subscribe to the Rumpus Book Clubs (poetry, prose, or both) and Letters in the Mail from authors. We believe that literature builds community-and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Get your Rumpus merch in our online store.
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