Dave Letterman made yet another attempt to apologize for the “joke” about statutory rape directed at the 14 year old daughter of a sitting U.S Governor, Sarah Palin of Alaska and a major league baseball player, Alex Rodriguez.
But Dave just doesn’t get it. He didn’t insult two individuals he insulted the entire female sex and demeaned young women and girls everywhere. Rape is never funny and can never be seen as an acceptable subject for comedy.
Today in the Southwestern part of the United States the underwear of very yong women will festoon trees and cacti after they have been raped by the smugglers who brought them across the border. Pretty funny stuff huh?
So Dave the “sorry” words ring hollow in light of the horrific evidence of indifference in our misogynist culture. You need a vacation to think about the matter sort of the kind Don Imus was given – a year should do.
And speaking of the Imus incident Al Sharpton insists that the Imus incident was not even comparable to the Letterman situation. According to the Sharpton Imus “insulted a whole group of people.” News flash Al women are PEOPLE and ALL women were insulted by a joke about RAPE. It demeans ALL women not just the mentioned target.
Maybe there is room in the consciousness raising class with Dave for Al who should also apologize for such careless remarks.