BBC News - Feminism fights back against rape jokes

stobix · 2013-08-20T14:37:06+00:00

"And it goes silent, absolutely silent, every time. And he looks up and just asks the question: hang on, it's alright to take a flame thrower to a bunch of people or drop a nuclear bomb on Korea? We can laugh at mass, holocaustic murder.

"But as soon as you mention rape, even in the context of it being simulated on a computer game, people are stuck.

So true.

Legolas-the-elf · 2013-08-20T14:31:20+00:00

This year, he was scheduled to return with a new show called How I Spent £150,000 on Chinese Prostitutes.

He was forced to cancel the show because of debt problems

Did this actually happen or did the comedian tell the BBC a joke that went over their heads?

2013-08-20T14:27:52+00:00

I can't really see an issue with this.

"I don't like the content on display so rather than push for it to be banned, I'll do my own show about subjects I'd rather see discussed."

Dislike her points of view all you like, but her methods are admirable.

DarthOvious · 2013-08-20T14:28:45+00:00

Feminists seem really busy in the UK recently. There was the whole thing with automatically banning porn on peoples internet, there was the kerfuffle with the lads mags and the censorship to do with that and also the whole "we want a woman on bank note" protest.

Now we have this. I guess I'm also missing some instances so feel free to give more examples.

Everything_Is_Rape · 2013-08-20T15:41:44+00:00

rape jokes are just another kind of rape

ullere · 2013-08-20T18:53:23+00:00

Feminism is the new funny? Well fuck that.

Super_delicious · 2013-08-20T16:32:34+00:00

Rape jokes? Really? where? show me all these rape jokes that people supposedly love and go on and on about in this "rape culture". "Rape culture" is a bullshit label created by radical feminist to foster a social problem .. kind of like religious wingnuts go on and on about society "going to hell in a hand basket" for one reason or another. The idea is to put issues in the media and create a larger problem out of something that is relatively small with anecdotal evidence. EDIT: IDK anyone who actually makes jokes about rape.. and further IDK anyone who actually laughs about it.. come on ffs the "rape culture" label is a joke.

EDIT2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labeling_theory

"Labeling theory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

Labeling theory is concerned with how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. It is associated with the concepts of self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotyping. Labeling theory holds that deviance is not inherent to an act, but instead focuses on the tendency of majorities to negatively label minorities or those seen as deviant from standard cultural norms.[1] The theory was prominent during the 1960s and 1970s, and some modified versions of the theory have developed and are still currently popular. Unwanted descriptors or categorizations - including terms related to deviance, disability or diagnosis of a mental disorder - may be rejected on the basis that they are merely "labels", often with attempts to adopt a more constructive language in its place. A stigma is defined as a powerfully negative label that changes a person's self-concept and social identity.[2]

Labeling theory is closely related to social-construction and symbolic-interaction analysis.[3] Labeling theory was developed by sociologists during the 1960s. Howard Saul Becker's book Outsiders was extremely influential in the development of this theory and its rise to popularity."

2013-08-21T17:04:38+00:00

feminism - that's the new funny.

I agree. Feminism is a joke

avantvernacular · 2013-08-20T19:47:38+00:00

Someone tell me a funny feminist joke.

Crimson_D82 · 2013-08-20T15:06:53+00:00

waaahhh they are telling rape jokes waahhh

Do your own show and don't watch there's. Simple as that. Seems they got part of it down anyway.

funnyfaceking · 2013-08-20T14:33:46+00:00

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BalefireX · 2013-08-21T02:43:47+00:00

Feminism - that's the new funny.

So Feminism is a joke? Agreed, screw feminism, equality for all; regardless of gender!

Title	BBC News - Feminism fights back against rape jokes
Author	funnyfaceking
Upvotes	14
Comments	32
Date	August 20, 2013 1:57 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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