Rape Jokes & Bystander Intervention

Rape jokes are not acceptable. I can forever be the feminist on a soap box intervening with every comment I hear- but it doesn't mean anything coming from me. If I am not their friend or a person they respect, why should it matter that I'm offended?

This is why it's so important for people (particularly men) to speak up in their social circles when that type of comment is being made. Your friends are your friends because they like or respect you. If you're offended, maybe that'll matter more. Maybe you can have a deeper affect on their behavior.

As for the importance of why we need address such comments in the first place, I will defer to this article by Will Neville at RH Reality Check: Yale Fraternity's Chant Reveals Depth of Our Culture's Misogyny