Rape joke: is it funny because it's true?
February 4, 2012 8:38 AM   Subscribe

Can jokes about rape ever be funny? Here is Jezebel's take on one example. The full video is here (YT, NSFW).
posted by fuse theorem (3 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Single link youtube/Jezebel rape joke. This is a terrifically touchy subject that needs more than this to be a good MeFi post. -- jessamyn



 
I assume that jokes can be, and have been, made about rape, referencing rape, that are funny. I cannot recall any off hand, and have no interest in sourcing any at the moment.
The bit on that Jezebel link, however, is not even remotely funny (to me, of course). And its not being funny has nothing to do with its subject matter - it's not funny because it's not well articulated, not well performed. It's just not funny.
posted by annekenstein at 8:48 AM on February 4, 2012


Eh... This wasn't very funny.
posted by azarbayejani at 8:51 AM on February 4, 2012


Whelp ... she's not George Carlin.
posted by squeak at 8:52 AM on February 4, 2012


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