I think I might kick this thing off with a little opinion piece from the local scandal-rag-masquerading-as-real-news, the Sydney Morning Herald.
What's wrong, Brits? Got no sense of humour?
Ms Dillon seems to have a bit of a problem with slut shaming and mockery, and lays the blame squarely at the feet of of those stuffy English people with their lack of humour and strange chocolate bars.
A woman who works as a dominatrix cant possibly have her 'virtue' tarnished, because, gosh darn it, she's a fallen lady already! Let's completely ignore the fact the prank was played on her grandfather, and a purported sexual encounter with this young lady was used to mock him, as though it is something to be used to shame both her and her family. Because of course, being part of an entertainment troupe called Satan's Sluts invalidates any feelings of shame or anger or disgust she might feel, and negates any right to respect and common decency she might have. She's a sex worker, it's not like theyre real people. It's a recipe for hilariousness!
Jeremy Clarkson's utterly distasteful joke about truck drivers murdering prostitutes? Fine and dandy; the groups protesting his inappropriate remarks just needs a giant group unbunching of their panties. See comment above about the non-person status of sex workers.
What, I hear you ask, does Ms Dillon offer as proof that the English used to have a sense of humour? A scene from Monty Python's 'The Life of Brian', specifically the scene where Brian finds out about his father:
Mother: Your father was a Roman.
Brian: You mean... you were RAPED?!
Mother: Well... at first, yes.
A ha ha ha, Jane. Hilarious! Because, you see, it was rape, until she liked it! So really, she must have wanted it from the beginning, or at the very least, his overwhelming manliness made her change her mind! Let this be a lesson to you, lads: perseverance gets you the girl.
Rape isnt funny. Dehumanising sex workers isnt funny. Refusal to find these things hilarious doesnt make the English people humourless and boring, it means that part of society might be growing the fuck up finally.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
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