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More on "Observe and Report"
Apr. 13th, 2009 12:58 pmYES YES YES A MILLION TIMES YES. Everyone should read this. (Explicit content about sexual assault, however.)
This is what I mean when I talk about a rape culture. This is why I'm so upset by Observe and Report, and the discussion surrounding the movie. This is why every time I read about how "edgy" and "controversial" and "brave" Seth Rogan is, like I'm just too damn uptight and conservative to find rape funny, I want to vomit. This is why when my brother started talking about how it's not really rape, and his girlfriend chimed in about how I'm just looking for reasons to be offended (because there's not enough shit shoved in my face, I have to go looking for it?), I had to leave the room, because I almost upended her diet soda in her lap, and that wouldn't have been good.
So yeah. I recommend the above link. Totally brilliant. She says everything that has been running around my mind since I saw the trailer for Observe and Report, and she says it far better than I ever could. Go read.
This is what I mean when I talk about a rape culture. This is why I'm so upset by Observe and Report, and the discussion surrounding the movie. This is why every time I read about how "edgy" and "controversial" and "brave" Seth Rogan is, like I'm just too damn uptight and conservative to find rape funny, I want to vomit. This is why when my brother started talking about how it's not really rape, and his girlfriend chimed in about how I'm just looking for reasons to be offended (because there's not enough shit shoved in my face, I have to go looking for it?), I had to leave the room, because I almost upended her diet soda in her lap, and that wouldn't have been good.
So yeah. I recommend the above link. Totally brilliant. She says everything that has been running around my mind since I saw the trailer for Observe and Report, and she says it far better than I ever could. Go read.
