Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Rape Is Not A Joke

OK-- So many people thing that if there is more than a token number of women in politics that women are taking over. Our culture doesn't see this as sexism.
Many think that cultural sexism is acceptable because it is cultural or condoned by religon.
Women still only make about 70 cents to every dollar men make.
As wrong as all this is it is totally outrageous and unacceptable to make jokes about rape!
Russell Brand joked at the MTV music video awards, about drugging Megan Fox and raping her. More outrageos than the comment was that virtually no one commented on it. While President Obama called West a "Jackass" for an outburst at the program. He has been silent about Brand's denigration of all women.
People who proclaim themselves feminists. People who even proclaim to care about women need to speak up. It is not acceptable to use women for sex. It is not acceptable to have sex with a woman without her consent. It is not acceptable to joke about it or create the appearance that rape is funny, amusing, or acceptable.
Enough--Society must speak up. This behavior cannot be condoned!
Lori