Rape Jokes: Still Not Fully (Except When They Are)

Following Daniel Tosh's threatening, disguised as a "joke," rape comments directed to an audience member who challenged him, Jessica Valenti , Kate Harding , and Jezebel's Lindy West have all posted examples of rapes jokes that work, don't harm, and are actually funny. To them. I can't stress this enough: some people won't find rape jokes funny under any circumstances, and that's okay, too. I think it's also important to note that a lot of these successful rape jokes are actually providing commentary about rape culture, rather than joking about rape itself.