US | University of Connecticut 'Joke' Rape Film Sparks UConn Uproar Video scrubbed from UCTV following protests By Mary Papenfuss Posted Feb 2, 2012 3:22 AM CST Copied UCTV scrubbed "comedy vid" after protests. (Facebook) What is it with New England universities? Just days after news broke that a sex assault accusation may have scuttled a Yale quarterback's chance at a Rhodes Scholarship comes word of a "joke" rape video aired on the University of Connecticut's student broadcast network. The "comedy sketch," part of UCTV's "Shenanigans" series, reveals a crying female—called a "stinky bitch"—who is "crying rape." The sketch ends with the character being strangled by her attacker. The short was aired twice, but scrubbed after howls of protest, and UCTV administrators apologized. The campus Women's Center held a protest last night. Gawker has the film here. Read These Next Rudy Giuliani has 'some healing to do.' Bill Belichick's first big UNC game didn't go well. Amy Coney Barrett explains her vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. That CEO who grabbed a tennis pro's hat has some words. Report an error