“The fact that rape threats are a thing says a lot about how rape isn't a lapse in self-control but often a tool to punish & control others.” Self ControlRapeRape CultureSay No To Rape JokesRape JokesRape As A Weapon Author:Steph Guthrie
“People like Jim [a defender of punch-down rape jokes] desperately want to believe that the engines of injustice run on outsized hate—stranger rapes in dark alleys, burning crosses and white hoods—but the reality is that indifference, bureaucracy, and closed-door snickers are far more plentiful fuels.” HateJokesInjusticeSexismRapeSystemic OppressionRape JokesSubtle Biases Book:Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman Source: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman