Now there’s a title I never thought I’d take seriously. But, because of a few things I’ve recently seen and heard in my life and also the lives of others, I’ve really started to think about “what is it okay to fudge?”
So I am making a list:
1. Rapists can go to hell, thank you very much.
2. Ditto for people who are physically abusive.
3. By extension, people who are willing to offer love and support to people who commit either of these crimes and who have not sought to change themselves or make amends: you can also kiss my ass.
4. And everyone should feel that way.
I am tired tired tired of a society that seems to sort of condemn these acts of heinous, hateful violence but is unwilling to fully, openly and brazenly tell these assholes to go to hell.
I don’t care if the person is behaving like a real fuck. You are not allowed to persistently physically abuse them in response. An eye for an eye makes everyone a violent asshole, not someone shining the light of justice on a situation.
And moreover, I am sickened by a society that compounds the scars these crimes leave by taking a light attitude toward them.
Give up calling that shirt a “wife beater.” Don’t say that to the woman who was a beaten wife/girlfriend/lover. Don’t be a fucking asshole.
Rape jokes are simply not fucking funny people, especially for those of us who have been raped. But yeah, thank you very much for reminding me that my trauma is your laughter, you sick jerk.
I will not apologize for believing there is no debate here. These things are unacceptable, and it’s time everyone accepted that.
How else can we possibly minimize their occurrences? We have to be willing to take these things seriously and to be vigilant about them.
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