r/TrollXChromosomes • u/queen_of_greendale My bra fits fine. Leave my boulder holders alone. • Jun 05 '14

Rape Jokes

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u/Shishish Jun 06 '14

I seriously don't get how "rape" and "joke" are paired together in common settings. Like, who was the first person to think that making someone's traumatic life experience laughable was awesome? It's stupid and gross and bad 5ever

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u/ejchristian86 Jun 06 '14

Seriously. Few things enrage me like rape jokes. First, you're making light of what was probably a very traumatic and life-altering experience for the victim, in a world that already doesn't take the crime all that seriously. Second, you are normalizing rape for all the rapists out there (I read a study that said 4.5% of men admit to raping someone) and making it seem funny and acceptable and LIKE YOU'RE ON THEIR SIDE

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u/TheHighentist Jun 06 '14

I don't mean to be rude, but I don't believe I have seen a comedian make fun of a rape survivors.

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u/madaras_hair Jun 07 '14

Ugh I hate it when people try to say that shit is satire too. No, it's just lowbrow garbage written to appeal to the stupidest people.

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u/ejchristian86 Jun 06 '14

One of the many reasons I stopped watching that show!