Outrage over the ‘banga list’ that assesses the sexual performance of female students and assesses their appearance with statements such as ‘nice and easy’ or ‘a bit fat’ is circulating at Dutch universities

A ‘banga list’ which rates the sexual performance and appearance of female students has sparked outrage after the PowerPoint document was circulated around a Dutch university.

The humiliating list includes statements such as ‘nice and easy’ and ‘a bit fat’, and the women studying at Utrecht University were also rated on a scale of one to five.

Several victims on the list are reportedly members of the Utrecht Student Rowing Club Triton, in the Netherlands.

The club has confirmed: ‘It is clear that Triton strongly disapproves of the list and puts helping the victims first.

‘Utrecht University and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences have been contacted and a report has been filed with the police.’

The association says on its website that it maintains close contact with the police.

‘Finally, we would like to call on everyone not to play a role in the distribution and sharing of this document.’

Parents of the affected students reported the incident to lawyer Ina Brouwer, who did not reveal how many concerned parents had come forward.

Brouwer is already assisting victims of a previously published Utrecht ‘banga list’ that was distributed across campus via PowerPoint two weeks ago, reports The Telegraph.

The list emerged from the Utrecht Student Corps (USC) and within the document female students were divided into two groups.

One in which it was claimed that the women were attractive, and in which women were referred to as ‘dragons’.

The PowerPoint also included photos, phone numbers and home addresses of the female students, in addition to comments on their appearance.

In addition to the photos of the women, texts such as ‘pffffff very fat’, ‘has quite a nice ass’, ‘needs to wear make-up’ and ‘in our opinion the hottest of the year 23’ were also spotted.

There were also comments about the women’s sexual performance, with disgusting descriptions such as ‘nice and h****’.

The USC has indicated on its website that it is not responsible for the current list and states that it has received an email with an attachment ‘in which several women can be found with contact details, supplemented with offensive texts’.

It was also indicated that a report would be filed.

‘The email was addressed to multiple email addresses of people outside USC, probably with the aim of distributing it to a large audience as quickly as possible.

“This email was written to appear as if it came from a group of USC members.

‘We have no reason to believe that this comes from USC and there are concrete indications that the source lies outside our association.’

As a result of the previous ‘banga list’, USC is no longer eligible to carry out ceremonial activities within the university.

It also reportedly no longer receives funding from Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and Utrecht University.

The Public Prosecution Service has started an investigation into the makers of the derogatory ‘banga list’.

An expert warned the Dutch newspaper about the dangers that these types of lists entail and the impact they can have on women’s self-confidence.

“The thinking that misogynistic jokes should be allowed is very deep-rooted,” says youth and young adult expert Marina van der Wal.

‘There may be certain influential, sick minds who have a sense of superiority. They feel better than the rest and want to emphasize that status by making such inappropriate jokes.

“In doing so, they’re actually putting themselves above women,” she added.

Last September, the National Student Union called for a clearer reporting and complaints procedure regarding ‘bang lists’.

“Every member should know where to go if something happens,” they said.