[TW on those tweets for rape culture]
Reactions to Chris Brown at the Grammys. Seriously, America?
Are you fucking kidding me? I can’t even…SOMEBODY ELSE DEAL WITH THIS.
I can’t describe how insulting and horrifying I find it when I see people joking about being in an abusive relationship/living with domestic violence. I’m happy for these people that they haven’t had to go through that; I really am. But what the hell is wrong with them they can’t muster up a little bit of sympathy and decency?
Objectively, I know it’s rape culture. It’s rape culture that makes people think it’s ever excusable to hit someone you love. It’s rape culture that allows abusers to maintain their careers and prosper, without real reform or amends. It’s rape culture that lets people feel comfortable joking about it. It’s rape culture that leads to victims being diminished over and over again. It doesn’t matter if it’s Rihanna, undocumented immigrants, or even a dozen young children.
Objectively, I know that. I try to remember that people like the ones who commented here are in this culture too, and they’re just a symptom of the larger problem.
But subjectively? Fuck you. Seriously.
