July 17, 2008

Rape jokes

Just curious, but has any of you ever told a rape joke told a rape joke?

I am a big joke teller. Can't think of a time that I told one that made light of rape.

Just saying.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Holy crap. Like I needed another reason to dislike the guy.

Tony said...

I like a joke just as much as the next guy, especially preacher jokes. I'm not real sure why.

A joke making light of rape is horrible, but should we take McCain to task for something he said twenty-two years ago? Though I think a joke about rape would represent the lowest common denominator and does reveal much about his character, its not like its a policy decision. I mean, I hope nobody ever unearths anything stupid I said twenty-two years ago.

Now don't get me wrong, you know I'm no McCain fan, but this smacks of swiftboating. In reverse. Or something.

Streak said...

Tony, if true (and that is a reasonable question, btw) does it matter that it was 22 years ago? Would you ever tell a joke like that? I don't think so.

Swiftboating was about untrue allegations about Kerry during VN. If they were true, it would have been legit. Right?

Tony said...

Ideally, no, it shouldn't matter that it was twenty-two years ago. In other contexts this might be construed as unfair, becasue twenty-two years is a long time, plenty of time for someone to change. Has he changed? I don't know.

I think another reasonable question is does he feel the same way about rape now as he did then? Would he tell the same joke now?

And I know what swiftboating is, btw. That's why I said "in reverse."

Streak said...

I didn't mean to be combative. sorry about that. Perhaps I just didn't understand the swiftboating reference.

I think you are right in that there is much here we don't know about McCain. And like many here, I am not terribly interested in voting for him, but neither do I want to unfairly disparage him.

Tony said...

Neither am I terribly interested in him--as a Republican, I have been in a fix for a ridiculously long time.

And I didn't think you were combative, just Streak. :)

steves said...

I don't think all of the swiftboating allegations were false, but that is another discussion that isn't really all that relevant now.

I wouldn't say that McCain's comments 22 years ago should be a major issue. There are plenty of other issues that are more substantive. That being said, he has made other idiotic statements. In front of others, he called his wife a cunt. Go ahead and Google it.

At best, the man has a bad temper and poor control over his mouth. At worst, he has a poor opinion of women. Either way, there are better choices than him.

Streak said...

Yeah, I know about that Steves, I was going to mention it myself, but don't like using that word.

I think, if true, all of these statements suggest that he has a problem with women. In fact, that is where my question started. All of us have lapses, and tell jokes that we shouldn't. But I don't think many of us would lapse and tell a joke that thought rape was funny.

steves said...

I apologize for including that word.

Streak said...

That's ok.