Many of his defenders insist that his joke—and other jokes about rape—are simply edgy and controversial, which is what a comedian is supposed to be.

But here’s the thing: threatening women with rape, making light of rape, and suggesting that women who speak up be raped is not edgy or controversial. It’s the norm. This is what women deal with every day. Maintaining the status quo around violence against women isn’t exactly revolutionary.

Jessica Valenti on Daniel Tosh
#rape culture  #jessica valenti  #daniel tosh  
11 months ago on July 12, 2012 at 08:03pm
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