The Rape Joke

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Oh.  My.  God.  This is pure pain, 

 

http://www.theawl.com/2013/07/rape-joke-patricia-lockwood

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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22 Responses to The Rape Joke

  1. seingraham's avatar seingraham says:
    July 25, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    Thank you for sharing this link. It is pure pain but it was also so worth reading and I would not have seen it, I don’t think, were it not for you pointing it out…

  2. beccaaudra's avatar beccaaudra says:
    July 26, 2013 at 4:14 am

    That’s an amazing piece. x

  3. paulaacton's avatar paulaacton says:
    July 26, 2013 at 8:18 am

    Thanks for sharing

  4. nobodysreadingme's avatar nobodysreadingme says:
    July 26, 2013 at 9:57 am

    Bloody hell. I hated every second of this. Every second.

  5. BroadBlogs's avatar BroadBlogs says:
    July 26, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    That poem really gets you into the head of the rape victim and helps you see why rape jokes are not funny.

    It’s an amazing poem. Thank you for sharing.

  6. helenahannbasquiat's avatar Helena Hann-Basquiat says:
    July 26, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Thank you for sharing this, Susan. It was painful to read, and made me so angry, at all parties involved.

  7. jmgoyder's avatar jmgoyder says:
    July 29, 2013 at 4:48 am

    Amazing and so painful.

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