"1 in 4, what do you know about sexual assault/rape? (tell us now and win!)
It immediately struck me as poor juxtaposition to place the rather tacky "tell us now and win!" right after a question about such a serious topic.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Poor Juxtaposition
The large Northeast university at which I am a "long term" graduate student, recently posted this title on its "Weekly Student Affairs Survey"
"1 in 4, what do you know about sexual assault/rape? (tell us now and win!)
It immediately struck me as poor juxtaposition to place the rather tacky "tell us now and win!" right after a question about such a serious topic.
"1 in 4, what do you know about sexual assault/rape? (tell us now and win!)
It immediately struck me as poor juxtaposition to place the rather tacky "tell us now and win!" right after a question about such a serious topic.
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