How Exactly Do You Rape Someone With Sexual Assault?
Um... yeah. That's an actual comic cover. No, really, it is. The comic was one of those public service announcement thingees that was distributed around college campuses in the late nineties that was designed at raising awareness regarding the statistics of sexual misconduct on university properties. However, everyone can read it now, thanks to the fact that it's now been included as a part of "Comics With Problems", a regular feature over at Ethan Persoff's personal site.
Seriously, I don't think a funnier comic could be created if the authors had intentionally gone for comedy... that cover is right out of Super Dickery alone.
Captain Awareness [Comics With Problems]
Boy of Tomorrow
Posted to Mature, Other on 15 November 2007
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It's nonsensical.
Rape is an aggrevated form of sexual assault that involves penetration of a bodily orifice.
Though the effort that made Captain Awareness may have been well-intentioned, I have difficulty imagining that it could also do something toward preempting the problem of college-associated sexual assaults and rape.
The list toward the end reinforces the skewed responsibility that is put on the potential (presumably female) rape victim; men, who are responsible for the extreme majority of rapes, need to become more involved in combating the problem.
For a comic book that gives a more provocative and insightful understanding of sexual assault, I recommend Bryan Talbot's The Tale of One Bad Rat.
And what the hell is with the combining of superheroes and rape? The commonly used high-contrast effect in superhero comics tend to detract from their ability to deal with non-abstract social issues.
Oh, and what's up with that guy's lycanthropy?
From my own experience with rape, I can attest that my rapist did not turn into werewolf hybrid form. He was and remained a member of the human species throughout.
When I first saw that, I read the super heroine's speech bubble as "I'm Captain ASS!".
Rape with sexual assault is like assault with date rape, right?
I have to say, the victim managed to fight off a guy with razor sharp claws and got away with just some running or smeared mascara. She's the super hero!
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David B.