Rape Isn't Funny
Could we please put a moratorium on phrases like "raep time" and "rape face" in capslock communities, lolcats, screen caps, whatevah? I see this all over the place in different online communities and forums.
Could we also do away with phrases like, "I was totally raped by that exam...," or "I totally raped your iTunes music folder...," etc, etc?? I myself have done this before, and well, I feel like shit for ever saying things like this.
And could we also stop making rape jokes?
I know it may seem funny, but really, it's not...we have enough of rape culture already without adding to it by making jokes or turning "rape" into a slang term, taking away from it's meaning: a horrific sexual assault on another human being. (And if you're wondering what I mean by "rape culture" go read this and this.)
And...just...rape isn't fucking funny. Ever. Not male on male rape, male on female, female on male, or female on female rape.
The end.
I would type more, but my wrists hurt as always, so I'm just going to link to others who've said it better:
http://fugitivus.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/a-woman-walks-into-a-rape-uh-bar/
(Oh, my, that felt good! I haven't indulged in humorless feminism in forever~!)
Could we also do away with phrases like, "I was totally raped by that exam...," or "I totally raped your iTunes music folder...," etc, etc?? I myself have done this before, and well, I feel like shit for ever saying things like this.
And could we also stop making rape jokes?
I know it may seem funny, but really, it's not...we have enough of rape culture already without adding to it by making jokes or turning "rape" into a slang term, taking away from it's meaning: a horrific sexual assault on another human being. (And if you're wondering what I mean by "rape culture" go read this and this.)
And...just...rape isn't fucking funny. Ever. Not male on male rape, male on female, female on male, or female on female rape.
The end.
I would type more, but my wrists hurt as always, so I'm just going to link to others who've said it better:
http://fugitivus.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/a-woman-walks-into-a-rape-uh-bar/
(Oh, my, that felt good! I haven't indulged in humorless feminism in forever~!)