Comment on 1994 white Kevin
Cyclist@lemmy.world 3 days agoA lot of university campuses have this. It’s a good idea.
I found out in my senior year, that my campus had been plagued by a serial rapist for several years, going back to before i was a freshman, and the school had covered it up. I only found out about it when i learned that my roommate’s girlfriend had a sorority sister on a full-ride scholarship to keep her quiet about being raped in her freshman year.
Suddenly, the pressure to use their chaperone service became clear.
John Mulaney has a joke about how his parents knew Bill Clinton that way, from all going to undergrad together at Georgetown. Apparently all the women loved being escorted by Bill Clinton, and the men were all jealous.
Tbh, it makes sense. You don’t end up being president by being a no-rizz fool. You may be considering bringing up Trump as a counter-argument, but just look at all the people that are letting him pound them in the ass right now.
Wait: My memory of the story was that Clinton loved to escort women around and constantly signed up for the duty, and everyone else on all sides of the equation had no particular strong feelings about it. Except for John Mulaney’s mom.
Well yeah, he was the president.
My school had a number you could call and they’d dispatch a golf cart with 2 student workers to take you anywhere on campus for free, 24/7 (minus holidays and breaks when University offices were cosed).
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
They probably don’t charge money for that service though, and that’s a better idea.
morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
They do, it’s part of the tuition
LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Not really the same. Charging for this would discourage people from using it. They have to make a choice on feeling safe vs. spending money.
This gives everyone the option and subsidizes it to the entire community.
This is exactly why socializing things like this is beneficial.
Every service has a cost. That cost is the value of the labor being provided. But we decide as a society that providing services like this benefits everyone living in society. Regardless of if they use it directly or not.
morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Good point. A sort of community service I guess
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Maybe subsidized by it, but a lot of services from my local state institution are accessible by all.