YouSpeak: RateBU.com
New website sparks controversy
Much controversy, on and off campus, has been generated by a new website, created by a BU student, that allows users with a BU e-mail address to upload photos of BU women, whose looks can then be rated by other users.The site, RateBU.com, has been condemned as sexist and demeaning and has raised serious concerns about privacy. It has also garnered attention from national news media.
So this week, “YouSpeak” asks: “What is your reaction to RateBU.com?”
“YouSpeak” appears each Monday.
If you have a suggestion for a question we should ask, post it in the comments section below.
Joseph Chan can be reached at joechan@bu.edu. Alan Wong can be reached at alanwong@bu.edu. John O’Rourke can be reached at orourkej@bu.edu.
Comments & Discussion
Boston University moderates comments to facilitate an informed, substantive, civil conversation. Abusive, profane, self-promotional, misleading, incoherent or off-topic comments will be rejected. Moderators are staffed during regular business hours (EST) and can only accept comments written in English. Statistics or facts must include a citation or a link to the citation.