This is why the Daniel Tosh incident “crossed the...

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“This is why the Daniel Tosh incident “crossed the line” for so many people. It’s not that comics can’t cross lines. Comics should say whatever they want. If Tosh honestly thinks rape is funny… well, that’s his opinion. That’s his worldview. What’s disturbing is that this is a worldview that is violent and that lacks empathy. What’s even more disturbing is that he’s not some unknown comic presenting an unpopular opinion. He’s one of the most popular and beloved comic acts in the country. Which means that a huge percentage of our country thinks rape jokes are funny, but not because they admire Jeselnik’s wordplay or Silverman’s irony or Mulaney’s empathetic juxtaposition. They think rape jokes are funny because they think the act of physically hurting and sexually dominating a woman against her will is funny.”

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********Trigger warning — discussion of rape jokes and rape culture*************

Meghan O’Keefe, getting it absolutely right on the whole Daniel Tosh rape joke debacle. The entire article is so worth reading, but if you don’t want to bother, at least take a minute to watch John Mulaney’s “Subway Station Chase” bit.

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