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P.S. if you were curious, spellcheck does not recognized "rad"
06/24/09
But that's totally OT, so I'll bring it back to books-as-art, and say: Now that you put it that way, I love it less. Sigh. Thankspear.shaped.Sara!
06/24/09
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I cannot think of a cooler use of old encyclopedias, that is incredible.
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But as a victim myself.
I stand up and applaud you because you're so damn right it's not even funny...or...is it??
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And it's also a call for freedom of ambiguity that we are so often accused of when we say we were raped and the rapist says we consented: Of course, I didn't go there to have sex...I didn't even bring my vagina!
So, yes, I laugh hysterically whenever I see this, but I think that only Wanda Sykes could quite make this joke go just as she makes the Tiger Woods/O J Simpson joke go.
11/20/08
I still really have trouble even saying what happened to me, so I suppose its hard for me to find the humour in these clips. I use to try and tell myself what happened to me was nothing and I shouldn't be so bothered by it because it wasn't a big deal so when i see people are able to make something that is serious into a joke, i don't know it doesn't sit well with me.
I did however really like Wanda Sykes idea. She has a point. If there was nothing under my dress worth how do i word it? going after (god i even have trouble typing about it) then i'd probably be a far more relaxed human being.
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For Wanda....
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11/20/08
Conflict is the genesis of humor, is it not?
11/20/08
Yesterday, there was a thread about the girl who's stepdad/whatever 'encouraged' her to become a prostitute when she was 18.
My father molested me. And one commentator made a super-funny joke about incest, while acknowledging it was inappropriate.
I felt... well, I'm not sure how I felt. If I KNEW for sure that she was sympathetic, it wouldn't bother me. But I don't - and it bothered me.
11/20/08
I hope that you felt comfortable making a reply to that comment and expressing what you expressed here: that the commenter made you uncomfortable because it was not clear to you whether she truly understood what your experience has been like. If you didn't, maybe you could send that person a private message.
I've found that most commenters here are well-intended and respond well to feedback.
And it's a lesson to all of us that the written word can be easily misconstrued, even if the intent was benign.
Hope you can get that sorted, and I hope it was a misunderstanding. If it wasn't, talk to Hortense. That's why she's here, after all. ;)
11/20/08
I say this with due respect - but are we that sensitive to a WORD? Yes, clearly there are horrific connotations that I don't downplay...but that's not where the humor lies in this situation. Its pure absurdity here.
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But to not see the obvious difference between rape and robbery is a bit strange to me.
11/20/08
The questions about relationship status and flirting are over the line, but would most likely be asked by the prosecutor. Which may be why they were asked by the police.
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