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http://www.independent.co.uk/studen...l-a6691816.html Oxford student activist, Annie Teriba, resigns after admitting to sex act that was ‘not consensual’ The history and politics student says she is 'committed to transformation' as she highlights the steps she will be putting into place in order to address the situation, also admitting to a similar incident occurring two years ago A prominent Oxford student activist has announced she is to step down from an array of political posts and high profile campaigns after admitting she failed to obtain full consent before having sex at a conference earlier this year. According to the independent student newspaper of Oxford University Cherwell and the student union publication The Oxford Student, Annie Teriba took to her Facebook profile – which has since been deleted – to release a statement detailing how she became involved with someone while at the National Union of Students (NUS) Black Students’ Conference in May – only for ‘the other party’ to later inform her the sex had not been consensual. Cherwell says Ms Teriba is a third-year student at one of Oxford’s colleges, Wadham. As well as this, she was people of colour and racial equality officer at Wadham Student Union and the editor of No HeterOx** – described as ‘a zine for queer and trans voices’. She has apparently also stepped down as a member of both the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts’ (NCAFC) National Committee and the NUS Black Students’ Committee as well as her involvement with Oxford’s anti-racism #RhodesMustFall movement which has been gathering pace in recent months. AnnieTeriba1.JPG Cherwell reported last year on a speech Ms Teriba gave on 'steps to combat rape culture' (@Cherwell_Online/Twitter) In the statement, she acknowledged how a similar incident occurred while she was drunk in a club in her first year and highlights a number of steps she will be taking in order to show how she is ‘committed to transformation’, including help with alcohol consumption and organisations that deal specifically with sexual violence. Ms Teriba’s statement in full, courtesy of Cherwell and The Oxford Student: This statement explains why I will be stepping back from political campaigning from now. (I owe you a proper explanation, so will go into details here which you may find triggering.) At this year’s NUS Black Students’ Conference, I had sex with someone. The other party later informed me that the sex was not consensual. I failed to properly establish consent before every act. I apologise sincerely and profoundly for my actions. I should have taken sufficient steps to ensure that everything I did was consensual. I should have been more attentive to the person’s body language. In failing to clarify that the person consented to our entire encounter, I have caused serious irreparable harm. In a separate incident, in my first year of university, I was alerted to my inappropriate behaviour whilst drunk in a club, where I had touched somebody in a sexual manner without their consent. Therefore this is not an isolated incident. I apologise sincerely and profoundly for my actions. With these incidents I have rightly lost the trust of those who I organise with and fully intend to work to ensure that I both put my politics into practice in my personal relations and to prove to them that I am committed to transformation. As such, it would be wrong of me to accept platforms and access spaces until I have done so. In order to ensure the safety of others, I will be taking a number of steps: i) I breached NUS’s safe spaces policy, so will not be attending future NUS events. ii) I am resigning from all the political positions I hold – from NCAFC’s National Committee and from the NUS’s Black Students’ Committee, and as editor of the No Heterox** zine and as the People of Colour and Racial Equality Officer at Wadham SU, Oxford. iii) I will be stepping back from prominent campaigning in other forums, including #RhodesMustFall and rs21. iv) I commit to getting help with how I consume alcohol. It is clear that I lack self-awareness and become sexually entitled when I am drunk. This does not excuse my actions, I am wholly responsible for the damage that I have caused. v) I commit to educating myself properly about consent by reading zines and other materials which have kindly been made available to me. vi) I commit to seeking help from perpetrator organisations – for example, I have taken steps to establish contact with RESPECT and will be seeking out organisations who specifically deal with sexual violence. I am deeply sorry for the hurt I caused. Yours, Annie Teriba Annie Teriba – ‘The United States is institutionally racist’: Along with women’s campaign officer Stephanie Kelley, the autonomous political group within Oxford University Student Union (OUSU), The Women’s Campaign (WomCam), issued The Independent with a statement, commenting on how, in their opinion, Ms Teriba’s announcement was ‘rife with apologism’ which it does not condone, adding how sexual assault – especially at universities – is ‘one of the most underreported crimes’. WomCam’s statement in full: The Women’s Campaign stands behind and believes all survivors of sexual assault and violence – whether or not the incident moves through the courts. Believing and supporting survivors who make the incredibly brave step of sharing their traumatic experience is the first step toward justice: the next is excising abusers and those who enable them from spaces that should be safe for all. Rape apologism manifests in infinite forms: we define it as any discourse that refers to sexual assault as anything other than what it is – unacceptable and appalling abuse. The statement [as above] is, unfortunately, rife with apologism and we do not condone it nor the violence it describes. WomCam is committed to ensuring that liberation spaces remain abuser-free – without our full-hearted commitment to this cause, we have no business campaigning on women’s issues. Any institution that protects abusers at the expense of survivors’ wellbeing is one that must be dismantled and reformed. Moreover, sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes, especially at universities. Holding those responsible for sexual violence accountable means acknowledging the terrifying fact that violence against women is deeply ingrained in and normalised in our culture: education about the issues, campaigning for the rights of those affected, and continued vigilance about the behaviour we do not condone in our organisation is the only way forward. Ms Teriba could not be immediately reached for comment and a representative for Wadham said the college was unable to comment on the matter. Oxford Universities plea to Taylor Swift
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Rape is bad. Good thread OP.
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Oct 15, 2015 18:11
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In all honesty I don't see her response being apologism. Can someone clue me in what exactly is wrong with it.
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Oct 15, 2015 19:38
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Salem Saberhagen posted:In all honesty I don't see her response being apologism. Can someone clue me in what exactly is wrong with it. The OP is a wannabe rapist and is infuriated a potential role-model acted as though rape was bad.
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Oct 15, 2015 19:46
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You seem to have some issues with sex and intimacy OP. I hope that you recieve the help you need
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Oct 15, 2015 20:48
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Can you point to the part of the article that says she's in prison now (which she should be)? I can't find it.
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Oct 15, 2015 20:56
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Student union activists are generally pretty bad, and rapists are also bad. Student union activist rapists may not be the worst but it's definitely a matter for discussion.
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Oct 15, 2015 21:01
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Effectronica posted:The OP is a wannabe rapist and is infuriated a potential role-model acted as though rape was bad. Right, but I'm referring to the WomCams condemnation of her statement.
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Oct 15, 2015 22:04
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fart_man_69 posted:Rape is bad. Good thread OP. A controversial position that deserves further analysis IMO.
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Oct 15, 2015 22:06
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Salem Saberhagen posted:Right, but I'm referring to the WomCams condemnation of her statement. My guess is mercury contamination in fish/local water but I admit there's room for debate.
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Oct 15, 2015 22:08
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Salem Saberhagen posted:Right, but I'm referring to the WomCams condemnation of her statement. The apology does strike me as rather...dry. She tried to make it sound like there was a sincere misunderstanding involved. She didn't actually say "I'm a rapist."
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Oct 15, 2015 22:11
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So what exactly happened there? Did she just fail to get the consent in written form or something?
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Oct 15, 2015 22:36
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Fojar38 posted:A controversial position that deserves further analysis IMO. In Ancient Rome, rape was sometimes considered a strategic maneuver and inspired artists in later centuries. Also, George Carlin once had a sketch called "Rape Can Be Funny", which I've never watched but I assume is funny. This has been my defense of rape, please enjoy some rape-related art.  
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Silver2195 posted:The apology does strike me as rather...dry. She tried to make it sound like there was a sincere misunderstanding involved. She didn't actually say "I'm a rapist." Yeah, after you say that, the phrasing of "I had sex with someone. The other party later informed me that the sex was not consensual." does sound a bit dodgy. Really it should be, "I raped someone" I guess.
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Oct 15, 2015 23:44
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Zeroisanumber posted:In Ancient Rome, rape was sometimes considered a strategic maneuver and inspired artists in later centuries. Also, George Carlin once had a sketch called "Rape Can Be Funny", which I've never watched but I assume is funny. This has been my defense of rape, please enjoy some rape-related art. I came into the thread in agreement with the notion that rape is bad but now I'm not so sure; I'm starting to think that the truth is perhaps in the middle and context must be taken into account.
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Oct 16, 2015 00:00
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Zeroisanumber posted:In Ancient Rome, rape was sometimes considered a strategic maneuver and inspired artists in later centuries. Also, George Carlin once had a sketch called "Rape Can Be Funny", which I've never watched but I assume is funny. This has been my defense of rape, please enjoy some rape-related art The term "rape" in the mythological event "the Rape of the Sabines," Sabinae Raptae, does not refer to physical sexual assault, but is rather a translation of the Latin word raptio meaning seizure or abduction, implying Sabine property was stolen by the capture of their women. Livy assures us that no sexual assault took place, and that the Sabine women gladly chose to remain with the Romans when offered property/civic rights, as well as free choice of marriage. I hope this clears up any questions anyone may have
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Oct 16, 2015 01:39
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I sense that Annie Teriba is a frat bro with penis envy.
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Oct 16, 2015 03:38
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Zeroisanumber posted:In Ancient Rome, rape was sometimes considered a strategic maneuver and inspired artists in later centuries. Also, George Carlin once had a sketch called "Rape Can Be Funny", which I've never watched but I assume is funny. This has been my defense of rape, please enjoy some rape-related art. Rape is funny if it is dolphin-on-man, or is in some other way a funney situation where an animal forces unwanted sex onto a male human person.
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Oct 16, 2015 03:42
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Looks like shes owning up to it and taking steps to fix herself and the situation as best she can. Thanks for posting this good example for how rapists can react after realizing that they've committed rape OP.
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Oct 16, 2015 03:50
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They should ban every loving fraternity for perpetuating this poo poo.
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