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Originally Posted by bcsoda
The difference to me is that a rapist and/or rape in a movie is generally portrayed in a negative light. I don't think I've ever seen a movie where the rapist is a hero. Whereas in a rape joke it's "ha! Isn't rape/aren't rapists funny?" and so it's trivializing something serious that many women (and men) are effected by.
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Jim Norton's point is that neither the victim, the Perp, nor the act itself are the punch line but a joke, with a reference to rape can still be a joke. More of like making a joke referring to rape as opposed to a rape joke, if that makes any sense. Still obviously offensive but that is Norton's thing.
I really have no view either way, but in the video, Jim Norton destroys that blogger, it doesn't matter which side of the debate you are on, you have to agree that he clearly won the debate portion, as for his side of it, the majority will never agree with. And he didn't have time to touch n two other topics she likely inadvertently brought up. One being he saying "dumb WHITE comedian" and the other was he use of the term D***.