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Perhaps both you and @Señor_Bear don't have any friends or family that have been threatened with rape and then the cunt claim that it was only a joke/banter.
This happens to thousands of people every day, both public figures and otherwise. I know for a fact that there a forumengers with this sad experience.
Jokes like that can be used to normalise such behaviour. It's not funny. Even if some people think it's funny, jokes like that contribute to rape culture which is something that should not stand.
Quite apart from that, there are more rape victims on this forum than most people would care to guess. Male and female. Any joke about rape is hurtful to them and can trigger unpleasant PTSD symptoms.
I'd like to see people who post content like this offered a chance to apologise sincerely, and if not, banned.
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I haven't had that happen to me or a member of my family, no.
However I have been through some pretty horrific stuff in my life and I personally (as do millions of other people) find that humour is a fantastic coping mechanism. It allows you to confront horrible things and deal with them in a positive way, even when they don't happen to you. Because of this I do have a dark sense of humour, does that make any opinion I have less valid? I don't think so.
As far as normalising unacceptable behaviour goes. I would suggest that rapists have far greater problems than something that is brought about by an inappropriate joke.
Speaking personally 2 members of my family hold positions within the judiciary (well one actually as the other is retired). I have spoken to them about their jobs at great length they have both tried very unpleasant people and both have defended such people when they were at the bar, I hold absolutely no illusions as to how cuntish people can be (men in particular but it ain't exclusive). Despite that both of my relatives hold a special hatred for people who falsely accuse others of rape for many reasons, the most valid in this instance being that it diminishes in the eye of the press and the public the ordeal that other women (mainly) are put through. If you compare the number of false allegations of rape to the statistics of reported or unreported actual rape and then compare press coverage it is grossly in favour of the former. This leads to people questioning actual rape victims motives and increases the likelihood that a vile crime will go unreported, let alone unpunished. For that reason I think that fatty mcfat fat up thread deserves to be verbally torn to shreds publicly. Was senor bear's post tasteful? No but fuck it the silly cow deserve everything she gets IMO.
Bobbo
I never said I found it funny.
What I do find funny is the self appointed internet police with no sense of humour running around waiting to spew forth their own brand of offensive riteous indignation from behind a keyboard.
If someone finds a joke funny then surely they're entitled to share it just as you're entitled to get upset and shouty about it.
As long as senior bear isn't actually telling people gang rape is a good idea I have no problem with it.