{"id":2948,"date":"2016-04-19T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T01:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/19\/anti-rape-ads-give-college-acceptance-letters-a-disturbing-twist\/"},"modified":"2016-04-19T09:11:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T01:11:16","slug":"anti-rape-ads-give-college-acceptance-letters-a-disturbing-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/19\/anti-rape-ads-give-college-acceptance-letters-a-disturbing-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-rape ads give college acceptance letters a disturbing twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The joy of young students learning that they’ve been accepted into their dream schools is juxtaposed with a jarring reminder of sexual assault statistics on college campuses in an eerie new set of ads.<\/p>\n

Shot to look like home videos, the ads show excited teens breathlessly reading from what at first seems to be a standard acceptance letter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Lady Gaga’s haunting new song ‘Til It Happens To You’ raises awareness about campus rape<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“We know that you will make lifelong friends and memories here on campus,” reads one.<\/p>\n

But a few sentences in, the form-letter rhetoric takes a dark turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We’re sorry that one of these memories will include being raped by someone you thought you could trust,” the letter continues. \u00a0<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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