Remember when Marge raped Homer?

CellularPeptideCake · 2015-01-10T06:51:30+00:00

Yeah yeah, let's not become a mirror image of hysterical feminists here. No, it would never have been in the show if the roles were reversed, I get it. But I don't have a problem with the joke itself.

Kuonji · 2015-01-10T06:55:19+00:00

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ThePigmanAgain · 2015-01-10T07:56:33+00:00

Rape culture right there, folks!

DillyG101 · 2015-01-10T15:36:34+00:00

Yes, let's all get offended by jokes about men and only jokes about men will offend us. This doesn't sound hypocritical at all. ffs it's a cartoon, lighten up.

StartTheRuckus · 2015-01-10T16:07:06+00:00

I saw this episode very recently and was incredibly shocked by it. Like, there's no 'joke'. The punchline is: Homer gets raped. It was one of those moments when it suddenly comes into focus that violence against men is supposed to be funny.
The thing that hit the hardest about it was that it was on The Simpsons. I've seen plenty of men being abused etc. on shows like Family Guy, they take shots at everything and you come to expect it, and I really don't care; a lot of that stuff is funny! But this is The Simpsons. Don't tell me it's only aimed at adults. I had Bart Simpson pyjamas when I was 5; the Simpsons is clearly a family show, with some adult jokes that are supposed to fly over the children's heads. The Simpsons doesn't rock the boat. And yet here it is: 'A man gets raped by a woman, isn't that hilarious?'
I'm not asking to 'censor art' or whatever. Hell, I'm not asking or suggesting anything. I just think this shows how sexual violence against men is considered a joke in this society, not an 'Oh my god, can he say that?' kind of joke that you laugh at and feel a little guilty about at the same time, but a joke that everyone involved felt comfortable enough to make on a show watched by pretty much everyone, a show that is widely loved, but has never done anything dangerous, and nobody bats an eye.

kungfukai · 2015-01-10T16:29:26+00:00

I think the general consensus here is that we take it as a joke, the problem is that you'll never see the opposite happen as a joke.

And if there was a female character being raped, and the scene was portrayed as a joke, you bet your ass that society would come down the studio responsible like a ton of hammers.

When women are raped it's seen as a tragedy, when men are raped it's hilarious.

I'm not saying that male rape jokes should go away, but I'm saying that it should be equal opportunity when it comes to rape related jokes. As dark as they may seem.

It's a touchy subject, but I just kind of felt bad for Homer in that scene when I first saw it many years back rather than laugh.

kabramakabra · 2015-01-10T14:54:52+00:00

Lois also raped Peter.

grus-grus · 2015-01-10T17:16:05+00:00

Yup, Marge was quite the violator of male rights in the early-mid 2000s. Remember this tasteless "joke" from season 16?

Marge: I'm going to take the dog to the V-E-T.

Santa's Little Helper: [makes a questioning sound]

Marge: Then I'm going to take Bart to get C-I-R-C-U-M-C-I-S-E-D.

Bart: Huh?

Marge: Uh...I'll tell you what it means when it's over.

FredAsta1re · 2015-01-10T16:48:34+00:00

It was on the other night, and I found it very uncomfortable to watch . . . But I think that's a good thing. It's left us something to think about, but not in a heavy handed way i.e. Having it be the main focus of the episode and every character learns something from it, which when shows do that it feels very forced and fake

Whereas this was a very realistic portrayal about how rape can occur within day to day life. When it comes to topics like this it's nice to be shockingly blunt

G0ug · 2015-01-10T14:57:49+00:00

I don't really think this should be on here. In the past 10 years or so where have been a lot more rape jokes, cartoons and movies about woman. I'm not saying that that is right, but this title just doesn't seem to fit this picture. And quite frankly something that is meant a humor of fiction, should not be up here if the issue also effects females. Because right now, we're acting a little childish to see everything a man unfriendly.

Greasier · 2015-01-10T03:34:35+00:00

Well no, because I stopped watching after it jumped the shark.

zone_ofdanger · 2015-01-10T06:19:34+00:00

Yeah wtf! How did that just slip past everyone without them caring? I remember watching that and thinking it was horrible, but Kids still watch this show right?

2015-01-11T01:33:24+00:00

Since you guys love when the genders are flipped, what would happen of women made a post saying to strictly avoid men because you couldnt trust them? Because this subreddit had gilded and highly upvoted the genders reversed sentiment of that. http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/27xvpr/z/ci5kgw6

repelwithoutacause · 2015-01-10T07:30:50+00:00

This is a good way to have your opinions taken more seriously.

Satafly · 2015-01-11T00:56:49+00:00

This episode is 12 years old, try to stay current mate

xereeto · 2015-01-10T13:53:25+00:00

That whole show is sexist.

For the main characters

Every man is dumb, evil, or ugly, or awkward, or gross

Every woman a perfect

Title	Remember when Marge raped Homer?
Author	JoeMamaD
Upvotes	382
Comments	63
Date	January 10, 2015 2:32 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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