Does Humor Belong in Rape Stories?

[skuttrusk]

I got the title from Frank Zappa's "Does Humor Belong in Music?" And yes, I'm of the opinion that if one is creating rape porn then that's already so transgressive that some jokes can't make it worse.

Some people argue that rape jokes contribute to the normalization of rape in society. I don't know if that's true but the idea of it in fantasy perversely appeals to me. Something that makes men even more powerful, even their jokes can increase female subjugation...

Humor as a coping mechanism is a good addition to the list: I like it in stories when a victim makes a self-deprecating joke to help deal with her situation. Girls self-deprecating is a turn on for me, and in the fictional context of them having been raped it's rather delicious.