I said rape jokes are funny, not rape. Funny you people always claim you can educate but then back out. And I'm still a member of society so guess that whole freedom of speech thing is going both ways. -ED (erectile disfuction)
But that’s the thing: supporting rape jokes IS supporting rape.
Because, when you make a rape joke or support one, you’re supporting the the rapist and their actions. You normalize rape as if doesn’t effect the victim at all; like it’s just part of every day life.
Here’s an article on it by SCSU and it’s really insightful on these things. I highly suggest you read through it all anon and rethink your ways. I’ll even point out some key points.
First, what is rape culture? It’s exactly what you’re doing. (The text is edited to be less binary in gender terms by me, mind you)
Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards women’s [and other minority group’s] rights and safety.
Here’s specific examples and there are many more in the article. Again, pretty binary, but you get the point.
Blaming the victim (“She asked for it!”)Trivializing sexual assault (“Boys will be boys!”)Sexually explicit jokesPublicly scrutinizing a victim’s dress, mental state, motives, and historyGratuitous gendered violence in movies and televisionDefining “manhood” as dominant and sexually aggressiveDefining “womanhood” as submissive and sexually passive
And the lasting mark these thing leave? This-
Victim-blaming attitudes marginalize the victim/survivor and make it harder to come forward and report the abuse. If the survivor knows that you or society blames her for the abuse, s/he will not feel safe or comfortable coming forward and talking to you.
Victim-blaming attitudes also reinforce what the abuser has been saying all along; that it is the victim’s fault this is happening. It is NOT the victim’s fault or responsibility to fix the situation; it is the abuser’s choice. By engaging in victim-blaming attitudes, society allows the abuser to perpetrate relationship abuse or sexual assault while avoiding accountability for his/her actions.
If you still consider rape jokes appropriate by now, my statement still stands.
And on to the rest of your bullshit here:
1)Funny you people always claim you can educate but then back out.
I can educate, I did educate, but you weren’t here to listen in the first place.
2) And I’m still a member of society so guess that whole freedom of speech thing is going both ways.
No, that’s not what freedom of speech is. Under the constitution, it states that people have the freedom of speech when going against the government, not just spouting defense against rape. I’ll give you another article about it here.
Madison’s version of the speech and press clauses, introduced in the House of Representatives on June 8, 1789, provided: …. “The freedom of speech and of the press, and the right of the people peaceably to assemble and consult for their common good, and to apply to the Government for redress of grievances, shall not be infringed.’‘2 In this form it went to the Senate, which rewrote it to read: ’'That Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and consult for their common good, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.’'3 Subsequently, the religion clauses and these clauses were combined by the Senate.4 The final language was agreed upon in conference.
This is the legal term used in court and to battle discrimination and prejudice from the government. The explanation goes on to say this:
’‘It well may be that the prohibition of laws abridging the freedom of speech is not confined to previous restraints although to prevent them may have been the main purpose … . We admit that in many places and in ordinary times the defendants in saying all that was said in the circular would have been within their constitutional rights. But the character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.”
AKA perpetuating rape (even if unintentional) isn’t freedom of speech. Because the action causes more harm to the victim and empowers the guilty, it’s nothing more than a disgusting display of sexual dominance from men.
