Not to open any cans full of wriggly things, but I don't think the charge was about whether or not it was a joke. Rape culture is rape culture, and one of the ways it perpetuates itself is by normalizing such things and then saying, 'jeez, I was just joking."
I think it would have (rightfully) caused debate and outrage by itself...but I think coming at the end of an already...problematic... episode didn't help matters at all.
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Date: 2011-10-18 10:42 pm (UTC)I think it would have (rightfully) caused debate and outrage by itself...but I think coming at the end of an already...problematic... episode didn't help matters at all.