I was watching Preacher...a great TV show full of violence, dark humor, & irreverent treatment of Xianity. (It's based upon a violent comic book, so one would correctly imagine that it's really over
the top.) Something happened which got me thinking. (I know.....dangerous ground there.)
A main character was violently raped. It's part of the dark humor aspect. And the reason it can
be dark humor.....he's a guy. I don't recall any shows where women being raped is funny or even
matter of fact. But I've seen innumerable shows where guys being raped is positive, eg, cops
threatening a perp with rape in prison, a tool of justice as it were.
What is the relationship with the "rape culture" which feminists so often address? It would seem there's a 2nd rape culture they ignore, ie, that society condones male rape to a far greater extent.
Some aspects of it.....
1) I've heard women (even my own sister)say that it's good for men to experience this horror which
they perpetrate upon women. (This ignores the fact that some innocent men are raped. Also that
to be raped by someone in one's demographic isn't so much of a wrong.)
2) Our prison system doesn't just inflict punishment ordered by the court....it also tacitly approves of
other punishment, ie, violence & rape inflicted by fellow inmates. This seems a particular problem for men.
3) TV & movies make light of sexual assault of men by women, eg, the archtypical feminist, Murphy
Brown, who violently grabs a co-workers family jewels for comedic effect.
4) Older women having sex with underage boys is considered less of a wrong than older men having
sex with underage girls, ie, a right of passage vs a heinous crime. This does seem to be changing
though.
5) I speculate that because they see society as a "patriarchy", then whatever happens to a man
is no problem because it's all within the group in power. It neglects seeing people as individuals.
6) Your example here: ____________________________________________
Thoughts?
the top.) Something happened which got me thinking. (I know.....dangerous ground there.)
A main character was violently raped. It's part of the dark humor aspect. And the reason it can
be dark humor.....he's a guy. I don't recall any shows where women being raped is funny or even
matter of fact. But I've seen innumerable shows where guys being raped is positive, eg, cops
threatening a perp with rape in prison, a tool of justice as it were.
What is the relationship with the "rape culture" which feminists so often address? It would seem there's a 2nd rape culture they ignore, ie, that society condones male rape to a far greater extent.
Some aspects of it.....
1) I've heard women (even my own sister)say that it's good for men to experience this horror which
they perpetrate upon women. (This ignores the fact that some innocent men are raped. Also that
to be raped by someone in one's demographic isn't so much of a wrong.)
2) Our prison system doesn't just inflict punishment ordered by the court....it also tacitly approves of
other punishment, ie, violence & rape inflicted by fellow inmates. This seems a particular problem for men.
3) TV & movies make light of sexual assault of men by women, eg, the archtypical feminist, Murphy
Brown, who violently grabs a co-workers family jewels for comedic effect.
4) Older women having sex with underage boys is considered less of a wrong than older men having
sex with underage girls, ie, a right of passage vs a heinous crime. This does seem to be changing
though.
5) I speculate that because they see society as a "patriarchy", then whatever happens to a man
is no problem because it's all within the group in power. It neglects seeing people as individuals.
6) Your example here: ____________________________________________
Thoughts?
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