Are Rape Joke Patricia Lockwood Summary

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The poem Rape Joke, by Patricia Lockwood is very much a statement against rape culture and the normalization of sexual violence in our society. Nowadays it seems that a growing number of people are becoming desensitized towards delicate topics, such as rape, and are more willing to joke about said issues. Through her poem Patricia Lockwood is able to ask and answer the question,” Are Rape Jokes ever funny?” The poem is written in a way, as if it was indeed an actual joke, containing comedic lines such as “The rape joke it wore a goatee. A goatee,” and “The rape joke is that his best friend was named Peewee.” Nevertheless in between these attempts at creating humour, a more sinister and dark story is being told. A story that involves a supposed

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