This Is Perfect and That Is Not Sarcasm

[Content Note: Rape culture.]

Rape jokes, which treat rape as a punchline and uphold the rape culture, are not funny. Rape culture jokes, on the other hand, which seek to expose the rape culture for the putrid garbage that it is, are pretty great. (Though they are not every survivor's cup of tea, so please note that the content may still be triggering and assess your capacity for processing carefully before viewing.)

Taylor Ferrera helpfully explains via song what constitutes "legitimate rape" and who are the best people to make such important judgments. "A lot of controversy over Todd Akin's comments on 'Legitimate Rape' and the miracles a woman's uterus can do when it happens. But how does the uterus KNOW when the rape is legitimate? Finally, someone with answers - Me."


[Lyrics here.]
Video Description: A young woman, Taylor Ferrera, sits in what looks like the corner of a bedroom with a guitar. She strums the guitar and sings: "How can you tell if it's legitimate rape? / I'll tell you how to spot legitimate rape. / You're not sure if you got legitimate raped? / Well here's a little lesson for you. / Tell me if the following things are true..."

Cut to Taylor in a different outfit, singing: "I was a little drunk." Cut back to Taylor 1, who sings: "Illegitimate rape!" Cut to Taylor in a different outfit, singing, "I knew the rapist well." Taylor 1: "Illegitimate rape!" Different outfit: "My skirt was kinda short." Taylor 1: "Illegitimate rape!" Different outfit: "I'm married to the man." Taylor 1: "That's a husband's privilege!" The last different outfit variation nods and smiles.

Taylor 1 continues: "How can you tell if it's legitimate rape? / I'll tell you how to spot legitimate rape. / You're not sure if you got legitimate raped? / Well here's a little lesson for you. / Tell me if the following things are true..."

Different outfit: "I let him take me out." Taylor 1: "Illegitimate rape!" Different outfit: "I said I was 18." Taylor 1: "Illegitimate rape!" Different outfit: "He didn't have consent." Taylor 1: "I'm sure your eyes were saying yes." Different outfit: "I'm pregnant from the rape." Taylor 1: "Clearly not legitimate!" The last different outfit variation narrows her eyes suspiciously.

Taylor 1 continues: "So now we all know what's legitimate rape. / We all know who to trust to tell us what's rape. / Republicans who've never experienced rape. / They're the ones I want to decide / That I should keep the baby growing inside. / Because abortion's always wrong. / Glad things are so black and white." She stops abruptly, looks annoyed, then raises a single eyebrow.