Two things Zing, first thanks for that link. That’s some funny shit. I’m sending a link to the Gregory Brothers right now. Equal time and all that.
Second, every time someone post a link it should now be mandatory that it comes with the suggestion “if you don’t mind struttin your ass over here to this link.”
Two Many Cats, even if you didn’t find it funny, how is it joking about rape?
Seconded.
Let’s make it happen! Ya’ll know I’m always trying hard to start a trend around here.
Plain Jane, I’m feeling the “Zing” nickname. No one ever called me that before!
The OP made my day. I almost forgot about that video, and after a day like I’ve had, I appreciate the laugh.
Because it concerns an attempted rape. Worse, it’s a non-fictional attempted rape. Case closed.
I am distressed that our society is beginning to think that rape is a subject for jokes. It’s a result of so called “frat boy” comedy trying to get edgier and edgier.
Our society is the worse for it. And it shows no sign of stopping.
Ask a real rape victim if this is funny.
But we’re not laughing at the attempted rape, we’re laughing at the dude acting completely out of character to what people expect, in something which when reported is usually very subdued, he doesn’t do that, that’s why it’s funny, and why that song is so damn good.
I would if I knew any rape victims, I only know a bunch of girls who dress too slutty.*
Look, it’s NOT a joke about rape. At all. It’s only rape-adjacent. It would be just as awesome and funny if he’d run off a burglar or was complaining about getting shorted a McNugget.
*Now THAT was a rape joke. And no, it’s not funny. I only said it to try and make my 2nd point about the OP.
Case re-opened. I think you need to re-watch the links. The real victim was interviewed. As was her real brother who fought off the real (attempted) rapist. Even the brother is cool with the video!
It has everything to do with Antoine Dodson and nothing to do with the attempted rape incident.
While we’re posting Alabama news stories, we may as well hop on over to Mobile to hunt for leprechauns… if you don’t mind struttin’ your ass over here to this link.
In fact, they have already autotuned Strut That Ass.
Dave Chappelle makes jokes about men getting raped.
Just sayin’
Here’s the way I see it: if we can’t joke around or about a problem, then to some extent that means we don’t feel comfortable talking about that problem. If we can’t talk about the problem, then how does it get fixed?
The real victim here looks pretty devastated You can tell by the way she bobbed her neck while she called the would be rapist an idiot.
You know, the story could have been a lot more tragic but luckily Antoine was there to chase the guy away.
The local radio station did an “Alabama tribute” this morning, with clips from the leprechaun video and the bed intruder video played over “Sweet Home Alabama”.
This makes me wish I bought media in Alabama. I’d give that station my entire radio budget. Unfortunately, I don’t buy any further south than Evansville, IN. Probably a good thing I don’t live down there though… I don’t want to get raped by struttin’ leprechauns.
No, I’m afraid not. There’s a difference between “joking about rape,” and “joking about something related to a rape.” The humor in this situation is found in Antoine Dobson’s mannerisms and habits of speech. That he happens to be talking about a rape is largely secondary to the source of humor, here. He could be talking about a mugging, or a car theft, and the humor would largely be unchanged. The rape is, as far as the joke goes, mostly immaterial, except insofar as the assault was the genitive event that led to him appearing on television.
George Carlin was joking about Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd as far back as 1991, if not earlier, so I hardly think this is some new trend in society.
How so, precisely? Do you think joking about rape is going to lead to more rapes being committed? Or, perhaps, to fewer rapes being prosecuted, because people will think rape is just so hilarious now?
I don’t think either of those situations are very likely, myself. To the contrary, I can see this sort of thing being beneficial. It’s certainly a step up over the days when nobody talked about rape at all, ever, and being a rape victim was a source of shame. I would even go so far as to suggest that being able to laugh about something horrible demonstrates a healthy attitude towards that subject. Yes, of course, rape is terrible, but by treating it as this Very Serious topic that no one dare discuss but in hushed and somber terms, I think you’re attaching a huge psychic weight to the subject that makes it much more difficult for rape victims to come to terms with their assault.
Certainly, one needs to distinguish between rape jokes that are clearly harmful - ones that center around making fun of the victim, for example, or presenting the assault itself as wacky or mischevious hijinx, should be called out. But not making a distinction between the two is, I think, a serious mistake, regardless of which side you err on.
No, it does not. But we can examine the tenor of the jokes. The Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie that came out in 1991 (same year as Carlin’s joke) featured an attempted rape scene that was played for laughs. I don’t think that would fly in a movie made today. Comparing that scene, with Carlin’s joke from the same year, and with this recent internet meme, and you can see that there’s a pretty wide array of approaches to the topic, not all of them equally (or necessarily) offensive. How we as a society view sexual assault has evolved considerably over the last century, and our popular media reflects that. It wasn’t so long ago that the imagery of a boss chasing his secretary around the office was a standard comic device. This device is almost entirely gone, now, and while the concept of sexual assault is still fair game for humorists, the target of the humor has generally shifted away from the nudge-and-a-wink portrayals into bits that make the aggressive boss both a clear villain, and a deserving butt for the humor.
If we find a real rape victim who thinks this is funny, what does that do to your argument?
Very well. Let’s ask one. Anybody?
Fixed your quote tags for you, Two Many.
While we’re waiting, why don’t you attempt to address my question as a hypothetical? If someone shows up who fits our criteria, what does that mean for your argument?
Or, if you prefer, you can address some other part of that rather lengthy post I addressed to you, and not just the final sentence.
I’d love to, but I’ve just returned from an open mic night, and I’m rather tired.
Here’s something that would be along the lines of how I would reply:Someone’s opinion worthier than mine.
P.S. I’ve only experienced ongoing sexual harrassment, and I find the increase in rape jokes disturbing. I can’t imagine what it must be like for someone recovering from such a crime.
How did the rape material go?
Because of misquote I’m not sure what your point is but to clarify mine, I have know doubt that the victim is terrified and she has my every sympathy. My post was in response to Cats post in which she seemed not to know that the people in the video were the actual victims in this story.
However that being said, the OP is not about the rape it’s about the way the brother (who was also victimized to a degree) relayed his side of the story to the press.
Cool! Thanks for the link.