Charles Darwin University to investigate ‘love letters’ Facebook page
A Facebook page posting lewd and derogatory “love letters” to Charles Darwin University students is being investigated by the institution.
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A FACEBOOK page promoting a derogatory and sexist culture at Charles Darwin University is being investigated by the education institution.
CDU Love Letters was created last Thursday as a self-described “dating service” however majority of the post submitted are sexual in nature.
The page uses the official CDU logo and has more than 140 likes.
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Students can submit letters anonymously and 16 have been posted so far since the page began.
On several posts students encourage the letters, with many attempting to identify the people the posts are addressed to.
“To the Indian in 2nd year Clinical science, you’re such a daddy. Hope to see you again in the future as my gynaecologist xoxo,” one post read.
“To the Sri Lankan in Clinical science, You thicker than that textbook you use for tutoring, you should help me memorise them digits so I can hit you up for a lesson,” another read.
A CDU spokesperson said the page would be addressed.
“The page is not sanctioned or condoned by CDU,” they said.
“It does not have the right to use the CDU logo. It is contrary to our code of conduct and policy on acceptable use of social media.”
A majority of the reactions to the posts are ‘Like’, ‘Haha’ and ‘Love’.
The page has thus far only drawn one critical comment to the following post:
“To the solar challenge girls in the red at the court yesterday, why ride a solar car when you can ride me” it read.
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The response, which was later deleted, said:
“One thing is spreading love and poetry.. another thing is to use a platform with a CDU logo to objectify women as riding things .. Its unacceptable.
“If this is a Cdu official platform.. well they should reconsider who is filtering these msgs …
“If it is not official .. take it off that logo.. I am a CDU student and I don’t feel represented by such a sexist attitude.”
National Tertiary Education Union NT president Darius Pfitzner condemned the page.
“Words like that are totally inappropriate and demeaning for the individual,” he said.
“We should be educating on safe space both online and physically.
“These sorts of dialogues, we see as being totally in appropriate and non-conducive to a harmonious society.”
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