UConn Student TV Apologizes for Skit

Last Updated on February 9, 2012 by askcbiorg

UCTV, University of Connecticut’s student-run and student-funded television station, has been a hot topic in the last few weeks after a comedy sketch mocking rape aired on the station last month. The video shows a woman being chased by a suspected rapist, but when she goes to use the campus blue-light system for help it begins to mock her with vulgar language. UConn students have been holding protests in regards to the video. The video was taken off of the station and their website. UCTV did release an official apology statement on their website stating, “In accordance with our mission, UCTV strives to serve as an open medium for UConn students to come to us and produce content without censorship. We apologize for any frustration or harm the respective video clip has caused and all of us here at UCTV have learned from this event.”

If you would like to read more about this story check out these links:

• Washington Post – UConn student TV station apologizes for airing parody sketch of woman reporting attempted rape
   
• Hartford Courant – UConn Student Video Mocks Sexual Assault
   
• Huffington Post – UConn Rape Sketch Video Outrages Students, TV Station Apologizes (This article includes the controversial video, but please be warned the content/language in the video is explicit and NSFW.)