What's So Funny About Rape?

1. Laughter "out of place"

1.1. "in place?"

1.2. "taste"

1.2.1. not a neutral concept!

2. Rape

2.1. not acceptable

2.2. not easily dismissable

2.3. provokes retaliatory violence

2.4. girl vs. woman

2.4.1. robbed of virginity

2.4.2. does that matter?

2.4.3. still a "woman" as opposed to a girl?

2.5. coming of age??? what???

3. Importance of Virginity

3.1. no longer welcome in mom's house after it's "lost"

3.2. new culture--> less emphasis on virginity

3.2.1. subculture

3.2.2. lower class women

3.3. pregnant by rapist or by boyfriend

3.4. fear of mother MORE than fear of rapists

3.5. "honest" women

4. Men Attacking Wives

4.1. "defense of honor" as justification

4.2. laugh "darkly" about their situations

4.3. infidelity

4.4. double standards

5. Sexuality

5.1. sex-positive society

5.2. doesn't do much to protect female sexuality

5.3. female bodies

5.4. possessions

5.5. elite views of sexuality

5.5.1. pushed on lower class women

5.5.2. court cases of rape as perpetuating these cultural ideals