Day 1, April 14 - Posters
It's really not funny: an analysis of society's ability to justify rape-based humor when targeted towards conflicting populations
Start Date
14-4-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
14-4-2020 11:00 AM
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
The current political climate and increase of sexual abuse allegations against high-profile individuals has prompted society to begin justifying rape-based jokes. This presentation illustrates how those jokes target specific persons and populations.
Date
April 2020
Document Type
posters
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatement.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Stoppelbein, Emmie; Clark, Hannah; Drinnon, Lauren; and Rasaphouthone, Amberly, "It's really not funny: an analysis of society's ability to justify rape-based humor when targeted towards conflicting populations". ReSEARCH Dialogues Conference proceedings. https://scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2020/day1_posters/42.
It's really not funny: an analysis of society's ability to justify rape-based humor when targeted towards conflicting populations
The current political climate and increase of sexual abuse allegations against high-profile individuals has prompted society to begin justifying rape-based jokes. This presentation illustrates how those jokes target specific persons and populations.