End of university themed parties such as 'Geeks and 'Sluts' and 'Rappers and Slappers

Themed university parties and pub crawls with titles such as 'geeks and sluts' or 'rappers and slappers ' could soon be banned, it was revealed today.
Student leaders are planning a 'zero tolerance' policy in a bid crack down on the growing sexist behaviour on the campus.
At next week's National Union of Students annual conference, a motion will target the lads' culture particularly the behaviour of university sports teams.

Party time: Hundreds of young students take part in the notorious Carnage bar crawl given the title 'Pimps and Hoes' in Cardiff
Fuelled by alcohol, the rugby, football and other sports players catcall and grope women in campus bars, while some male students undress themselves.

They should face disciplinary action, claim union members, who will be meeting in Sheffield to debate the 'horrific normalisation of sexist attitudes and sexual pressure' on female students.
The motion, reported by The Times, also calls for the promotional companies which organise the events to be vetted so they comply with rules that ensure a 'safe space for women.'

Fun night: Students enjoy a social evening, but some university students are victims of growing campus sexism
It says: 'The process will involve making sure that the company in question is non-discriminative towards women and that their promotional material does not promote lad culture.'

Although the vote if carried will not be binding on student unions, it is expected to pressurise them into falling into line.
The move follows research by the NUS published last month which suggested widespread sexist behaviour by heavy-drinking male students who indulge in a 'pack culture.'

Academics at Sussex University spoke in depth to 40 women students. Some claimed they had been heckled by male students during lectures, groped in nightclubs and chanted at by members of sports teams.
Chloe Winden, who will move the motion, said many women were uncomfortable with fliers advertising freshers' week parties with themes like 'Pimps and hoes'.

The student from the University of Central Lancashire told The Times: 'Pimps and hoes shouldn't be used. It's despicable. It is derogatory and almost glamorises things like that.'

Do universities have nightclubs? If not how is being groped there a result of university men? And is 40 women enough people to make the conclusion that all women feel terrible and unsafe at clubs?

Good. It's one thing for private establishments to hold whatever parties they wish, but anything endorsed by NUS or individual Student Unions should be safe spaces. It makes the SUs look bad, and its just unnecessary - of all the fancy dress party themes out there, what does it say about them that they chose one which demeans women?

What's wrong with a private establishment running their own themed parties? If you don't like it then don't go, simple. And you're ignoring that women partake in these events as well as the fact that it 'demeans' men. If you're going to be one sided about it then you don't really care about the sexism aspect of it.

What's wrong with a private establishment running their own themed parties? If you don't like it then don't go, simple. And you're ignoring that women partake in these events as well as the fact that it 'demeans' men. If you're going to be one sided about it then you don't really care about the sexism aspect of it.

I don't see how being a pimp or a rapper is as demeaning as being a slapper or a hoe. Can you explain?

And my point was that private establishments CAN and DO hold such parties, and that's fine. It's when it's university endorsed that I don't agree with it.

How does 'geeks and sluts', 'rappers and slappers' and 'pimps and hoes' demean men? It is nearly always the women who are in the demeaning position which is the issue here.

No it wasn't, you said it yourself:

"It's one thing for private establishments to hold whatever parties they wish...."

Now what does that imply?

It's still a stereotype.

No it wasn't, you said it yourself:

"It's one thing for private establishments to hold whatever parties they wish...."

Now what does that imply?

Well it presupposes that only men can be 'geeks', 'pimps' or 'rappers' and can't be sluts or hoes. You're looking at it from a solitary angle that only affects women. I agree that it can be construed as offensive and can demean women but since you're so inclined to a one sided perspective I'm afraid I'll have to agree to disagree, though coming from you I'm not so surprised since you don't give two ****s about how sexism affects men as well.