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Why does it have to be rape? I am hoping that he enjoys it (I bet he's gagging for it), falls in love with a big burly hunk, and eventually tells his 4.5 million followers "don't knock it until you've tried it".
Apologies to anyone who might be offended.
No, but equally, people are not free to say whatever they like without repercussions.
Absolutely. But then that’s a truism that is almost not worth saying; why say anything at all if it’s not to seek reaction; that’s the very meaning of conversation. There’s a big difference between saying ‘I don’t like what you are saying’ and ‘I don’t think you should be allowed to say it’.
As no one here except mods is in a position to censor the rape comment (and they haven’t, to their credit) then the discussion is largely moot.
Regarding people being triggered, whilst I agree it’s technically possible, I think it’s probably quite unlikely as it’s a joke that supports victims at the expense of the offender, albeit rather clumsily and coarsely.
Whilst Wheaton’s law is always best followed, just how much sensitivity should we allow for in potential readers of our comments? Let’s face it, taking offence is a choice that doesn’t need to be taken and self censorship to avoid all possible offence is the death of interesting and challenging conversations (See; work emails).
sirromj - ever wonder why more ladies don't post on stw?
I don’t think we should be attempting to police other people’s thoughts and opinions.
I think you've all spent the last two or three pages creating an argument that didn't exist.
It's easy to make a throwaway comment. "Yeah, Tate's been locked up, hope he gets bummed, see how he likes it." I may be wrong by doubt anyone here is actually, genuinely hoping that he gets anally raped whilst in an Eastern European prison. Let alone spinning that narrative into some sort of sexual fantasy that the poster is going to toddle off and have a J Arthur over, gods only know where that one came from. I wouldn't be surprised if a number of people didn't have much sympathy if he was attacked but that's very much not the same thing at all.
Some folk really should go back and read what they write sometimes. I know I can be guilty of jumping to conclusions but bloody hell.
As is often the case with this place, the problems kick off when someone tries to score points by 'taking the high ground'.
If you start a points scoring game then others are going to join in.
I’m not really sure if that’s woke or anti-woke
What's it got to do with "woke"? There are certain things which I wouldn't say in mixed company, or in front of children, or the vicar. I know that I eff and blind a lot but I still have boundaries with regards to what can be said in certain environments.
Maybe our boundaries are different but I think that stw can probably be a difficult environment if you aren't into male locker room talk. There certainly seems to be a lot less women posting than there were 10-15 years ago. Less graphic more innuendo might be a way forward.
Just an observation.