there used to be a woman's magazine back in the 50's that would published helpful article for woman about rape and would encourage the woman not to fight back, try to relax .it will be over in a couple of minutes and then you can pick up the pieces of you life and then move on. I have no idea where they got there information, but it was wrong.
I have never been the victim of a rapist (nor, being
bearded, do I expect to be, so long as I never go to prison), and
apparently neither have the people who so ignorantly wrote those hints and suggestions. That was, however, pretty-much the standard "wisdom" regarding rape up until somewhere around the 80s. The physical violation of a woman's body may last only a few minutes, but (from what I have read and heard about the after-effects) the psychological terror and concomitant loss of ability to trust, night-terrors, feelings of worthlessness, substance abuse, and the disproportionately high rate of suicides and attempted suicides among rape victims, makes being raped a lifelong experience.
The form of communication known as "satire" shares a problem with written communications. Unless "The Following Is Meant As Satire" is
specifically stated, it is practically guaranteed that a very large percentage of people who see or hear the subsequent performance will misinterpret what is presented. (On October 30, 1938, Orson Welle's "radio theater" adaptation of a 40-year old sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells -
War of the Worlds - convinced the American public that New York City was under attack by aliens. Scores of adults reportedly required medical treatment for shock and hysteria. The hoax worked, historians say, because the broadcast authentically simulated how radio worked in an emergency. Additionally, there was no
disclaimer prior to the broadcast.) Internet communications are similar to radio communications, in that a large percentage of the communication process is missing. Without visual support (
body language - primarily gestures and facial expressions) the listener/reader must accept or reject the communication based only upon what is heard/read. In an attempt to reduce the impact of our written communications on the 'net, some clever person came up with "j/k",
and
. These are helpful... but,
only when one remembers to
use them.
Having perused the Facebook page in question, IMHO it is
neither satire nor parody. If there is humorous entertainment value in it, it is
so well-disguised that it
appears to be a genuine effort to sway public opinion. Rape
IS worse than "bad"... but, it's only at it's worst when
YOU are the victim. Pax...
