Sabrina Neff's Essay: The Baylor Bubbility
The Baylor Bubble On October 14, Sabrina Neff, an attorney in Houston, visited and spoke about the so-called “Baylor Bubble” and the danger of believing in it. Neff graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor in 2002 and went on to earn a Master of Arts and eventually a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston. She was also involved very involved in BIC throughout her four years as an undergrad at Baylor. Although Neff only spoke briefly about her time in BIC, I gathered that it was a major influence in her life and that it benefitted her in her career. Neff’s lecture mainly focused on the “Baylor Bubble”. She defined it as a dangerous myth that leads people to believe that bad things simply don’t happen on and near the campus. This
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She outlined three key actions that could effectively diminish the sheer amount of sexual assaults that happen on college campuses every day. She first asks that we simple change our conversation. Whether we mean them or not, our words can have a detrimental effect on the perception of women in society. The power of words is vast and just by changing the way we speak about others can influence the way we see eachother: not as objects, but as human beings. Neff briefly spoke about the recording of Donald Trump bragging about his inappropriate advances towards women. At one point he said, “When you’re a star, they let you do it.” Since the tapes were released, several women have come forward accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault, dating back at least two decades. Because of the release of these tapes, the conversation surrounding sexual assault has increased tenfold. Neff also expressed that we should be impossible to ignore. Baylor University was aware of the problem, the statement was in writing, yet they did nothing about it. She communicated that writing down a report of the assault is crucial to holding the offender accountable. She also spoke about the importance of taking action if you see something happening. A person should not be afraid to intervene in a situation, even if it isn’t what you thought it
She outlined three key actions that could effectively diminish the sheer amount of sexual assaults that happen on college campuses every day. She first asks that we simple change our conversation. Whether we mean them or not, our words can have a detrimental effect on the perception of women in society. The power of words is vast and just by changing the way we speak about others can influence the way we see eachother: not as objects, but as human beings. Neff briefly spoke about the recording of Donald Trump bragging about his inappropriate advances towards women. At one point he said, “When you’re a star, they let you do it.” Since the tapes were released, several women have come forward accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault, dating back at least two decades. Because of the release of these tapes, the conversation surrounding sexual assault has increased tenfold. Neff also expressed that we should be impossible to ignore. Baylor University was aware of the problem, the statement was in writing, yet they did nothing about it. She communicated that writing down a report of the assault is crucial to holding the offender accountable. She also spoke about the importance of taking action if you see something happening. A person should not be afraid to intervene in a situation, even if it isn’t what you thought it