“**TRIGGER WARNING**
Rape, as we know, is fundamentally about power, and as any bullied kid on the playground knows, nothing asserts control over a situation like being the one who’s able to make a joke out of it. Let me be clear — I’m not suggesting a return to the Mad Men days, when being say, raped on the floor of your boss’s office by your fiancé was just a “bad date” and nothing that should interfere with your wedding plans. I’m saying prosecute the hell out of the motherfucker, and then laugh in his fucking face. Rape is horrendous, but to make it The. Worst. Thing. that we can NEVER say an irreverent word about gives all the power to the rapists. Sometimes humor is the weapon we’ve got.”
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Rape, as we know, is fundamentally about power, and as any bullied kid on the playground knows, nothing asserts control over a situation like being the one who’s able to make a joke out of it. Let me be clear — I’m not suggesting a return to the Mad Men days, when being say, raped on the floor of your boss’s office by your fiancé was just a “bad date” and nothing that should interfere with your wedding plans. I’m saying prosecute the hell out of the motherfucker, and then laugh in his fucking face. Rape is horrendous, but to make it The. Worst. Thing. that we can NEVER say an irreverent word about gives all the power to the rapists. Sometimes humor is the weapon we’ve got.”
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I Was ‘Raped’ And I Joke About It | xoJane
I just…really…ugh. No.