This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie go to Baltimore, Maryland, where the Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its brand-new executive director following objections to her Burning Man cornrows. This one features a bizarre, never-before-reported internal memo that lays out exactly what happened. Then, Mattress Girl revisited, and the surprising trajectory of Emma Sulkowicz.
Backstage as Baltimore Rock Opera Society prepares its latest: “Valhella”—Baltimore Brew
Baltimore Rock Opera Society 990 filings—ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
After cornrows controversy, Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s new leader is out—The Baltimore Banner
Accusers and the Accused, Crossing Paths at Columbia University—The New York Times
Columbia Student: I Didn’t Rape Her—The Daily Beast
How to Make an Accused Rapist Look Good—Jezebel
Emma Sulkowicz’s annotated Facebook messages—Scribd
Nungesser v. Columbia University complaint
Columbia Settles With Student Cast as a Rapist in Mattress Art Project—The New York Times
Discredited, the Legend of Mattress Girl Just Won’t Go Away—Reason
Allegedly False Rape Accusations as Sexual Harassment for Title IX Purposes—The Volokh Conspiracy
In Landmark Case, Jury Says Falsely Accused Males Are Victims Of Sexual Harassment—The Daily Wire
‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz Walked Into a Libertarian Happy Hour. No, This Is Not a Joke.—Reason
