'I still believe that the president should take some responsibility for this being sold on his campus, regardless of the company not being owned by the university, and that the president should apologize and also articulate what was wrong with this item being on campus so that, likewise, students are assured that he understands what is wrong with this item and what it promotes,' Baxter told the Delaware County Daily Times. 'This tasteless and offensive merchandise raised concerns from many on campus who correctly view it as demeaning of women and encouraging of behaviors antithetical to WCU's mission and values,' he wrote in an email on September 23.Ä«axter said Weisenstein should take some responsibility, as the bookstore is university-affiliated, despite it being owned and operated by Student Services Inc. Weisenstein emailed students and faculty about the doll, calling it an 'objectionable product'. 'I wish that there was an articulation of what was wrong with the doll so students could be assured that the company understands this,' she said after Snyder's apology was released. Irissa Baxter, a graduate assistant for Women's and Gender Studies who was one of three students who organized the protest said she wants university officials to speak out against the dolls. Students held a protest on September 23 demanding an apology from the university, calling the message from the bookstore a non-apology. Students at West Chester University protested the doll and demanded university officials apologize for the doll, which was sold at a university-affiliated bookstore
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