The magazine issued an apology on Twitter earlier today.
Trinity College Miscellany Magazine have today issued an apology after the publication of an article which appeared to promote rape culture in a guide for the 2015 Trinity Ball, which takes place tonight.
Copies of the guide, which have since been recalled, included a story from an anonymous author detailing the experience of himself and his ‘eskimo brother’ who obtained entry to a past Trinity Ball event in the guise of paramedics.
The term ‘eskimo brothers’, according to Urban Dictionary, is a slang term referring to two males who have been intimate with the same woman and remain on good terms.
published by @TCDMiscellany : 2 lads dress up as paramedics and rape a drunk woman put in their care @tcdsu pic.twitter.com/nER6LiWkWd
— Lorna Bogue (@LornaBogue) April 17, 2015
Oh and this magazine is being handed to everyone who purchases a ticket to the @trinityball@TCDMiscellany @tcdsu
— Lorna Bogue (@LornaBogue) April 17, 2015
The anecdote details that the two men in question were requested to take care of a ‘young damsel’, had succeeded in gaining entry to the ball ‘and had the STI to prove it’.
After copies of the guide were distributed on the campus, there was a backlash to the article online, forcing Trinity College Miscellany to recall the guides and issue an apology for their actions.
We would like to apologise for any offence caused by a piece in our Ball Guide. The piece was intended to be clearly untrue and…
— TCD Misc. Magazine (@TCDMiscellany) April 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/orladunne37/status/589011079495319552
https://twitter.com/andgoseek/status/589011317274632192
https://twitter.com/Stephanenny/status/589011926853808128
Can you explain how many people thought it was ok to publish a story of a rape as "humour" please? @Stephanenny @TCDMiscellany
— Sinéad Redmond @[email protected] (@sineadredmond) April 17, 2015
…we accept entirely that it was in poor taste. We offer our most sincere apologies for this oversight on our part, we are genuinely sorry
— TCD Misc. Magazine (@TCDMiscellany) April 17, 2015
We truly are sorry for publishing this piece. If anyone has been affected by the issues raised, please contact @tcdsuwelfare or @DublinRCC
— TCD Misc. Magazine (@TCDMiscellany) April 17, 2015
We are recalling hard copies from campus. Again, we are genuinely sorry for publishing this, it was a huge mistake on our part.
— TCD Misc. Magazine (@TCDMiscellany) April 17, 2015
Our most sincere apologies. pic.twitter.com/cCiDAZ3Bcv
— TCD Misc. Magazine (@TCDMiscellany) April 17, 2015
If you have been affected by the content of this article, you can visit the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre website or contact them at 1800 77 88 88.
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