Great caption. Could reword slightly to make it "snappier":"After a nursery school bus crashed into Piranha-infested water, identifying remains was tricky."or"Identifying remains was tricky after a nursery school... --Chris Beach
Here, have a Vivvy Super Vote, you've earned it. I've just bobbed into Tesco for a few provisions and absolutely lost it at the sight of the rotisserie. Cracked up, well done! I can't shop there again for a few weeks tho. --Vivvy En
From the reaction I realise that I may have strayed the wrong side of the border of funny on this one but it is a very grey area - had there been a swimming pool background and I mentioned Michael Barrymore that would be fine, from past entries and that involved a sexual assault and ultimately death.Many other captions have involved similar implications but by using more jovial language. The caption is not meant to in any way glorify or trivialise the issue but it was a case of an expression on the face and a word that rhymed with cape. If people would prefer it I will take the caption down but if we review things that have gone before, the site is not a haven for political correctness. I will take a steer from you guys
I'm sorry to say it, but I agree with Cath on this one- it's making a joke out of being a rape victim. I was a bit shocked to see it to be honest, since although it's obviously meant to be a joke, it trivialises the issue of rape to the point of almost condoning it. It's a difficult one, since I love dark, edgy humour, but this one crossed the line for me I'm afraid. I'm not going to vote either way though.
Michael, Cath and Dan - I am really sorry for the offence and Michael I have worked with victims in the past many times (although not of male victims) and in no way condone or seek to trivialise the issue. What I do not understand and would like to is why all the Barrymore gags - actual male rape and murder case with a body in a graveyard - are OK and this hypothetical gag has caused such offence. Is it the use of the word? My question is sincere as I think you often get close to the edge with humour and it is the case for at least 3 of you that I have strayed over.
Raped can either mean being sexual abused or having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence. If the latter is in reference to the caption then I think it is ok. I was also going to use it but thought it may have been taken the wrong way as this caption has.
It's a really tricky one, and I think that it just comes down to the image showing someone battered and bruised. The Barrymore jokes often present him as the perpetrator and not the victim, and there's enough creepiness around the guy to make it plausible whilst still being funny. Also, the Barrymore incident might have involved mutual consent up to a point- the guy was heavily coked up and was into all sorts of weird stuff (he drowned because of the drugs, and didn't die from his injuries). This image shows a guy who's been beaten up whilst wearing a Batman mask, and the 'rape' reference seems to drain all of the comedy from it and make it look, well, horrible really. Comedy, however, is entirely subjective, and I wasn't asking anyone to pull the caption, just to be aware that it might have just crossed the line. I can totally understand why Cath is offended by it, since like me, she probably finds the idea of 'rape' and 'comedy' mutually incompatible.
I've worked with rape victims in the past, and the experience completely wrecks their lives forever- they're never quite the same person again, despite how much they can recover from it and turn their lives around. I realise that I'm being a killjoy on this, but please don't take the caption down- this comments thread might lead to an interesting discussion about the subject that we can refer to in future.
It's a good play on words, but feels morose at the expense of comedy. Like someone getting seriously injured on You've Been Framed, it's a wince rather than a chuckle.
As I've always said, I don't intend this site to be a politically correct zone. However, whenever we cross a line, we take a penalty in offending people and risk losing visitors or other trouble for the site.
In this instance I think Cath's down-vote is warranted. Like Michael says, though, we should keep the caption up, as it's provoked an interesting conversation.
From the reaction I realise that I may have strayed the wrong side of the border of funny on this one but it is a very grey area - had there been a swimming pool background and I mentioned Michael Barrymore that would be fine, from past entries and that involved a sexual assault and ultimately death.Many other captions have involved similar implications but by using more jovial language. The caption is not meant to in any way glorify or trivialise the issue but it was a case of an expression on the face and a word that rhymed with cape. If people would prefer it I will take the caption down but if we review things that have gone before, the site is not a haven for political correctness. I will take a steer from you guys
10:19pm
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
Some people may not find it funny, some may be offended. Others will see it for what it is - a great play on words, well done.
10:38pm
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
I think it is funny - a bit near the knuckle (Oh Michael!) but then a lot of the captions are.
4:18am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
The caption is meant as a joke and of course it does not in any way endorse rape... you have my support.
6:17am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
I'm sorry to say it, but I agree with Cath on this one- it's making a joke out of being a rape victim. I was a bit shocked to see it to be honest, since although it's obviously meant to be a joke, it trivialises the issue of rape to the point of almost condoning it. It's a difficult one, since I love dark, edgy humour, but this one crossed the line for me I'm afraid. I'm not going to vote either way though.
6:56am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
Michael, Cath and Dan - I am really sorry for the offence and Michael I have worked with victims in the past many times (although not of male victims) and in no way condone or seek to trivialise the issue. What I do not understand and would like to is why all the Barrymore gags - actual male rape and murder case with a body in a graveyard - are OK and this hypothetical gag has caused such offence. Is it the use of the word? My question is sincere as I think you often get close to the edge with humour and it is the case for at least 3 of you that I have strayed over.
7:19am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
Raped can either mean being sexual abused or having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence. If the latter is in reference to the caption then I think it is ok. I was also going to use it but thought it may have been taken the wrong way as this caption has.
7:37am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
It's a really tricky one, and I think that it just comes down to the image showing someone battered and bruised. The Barrymore jokes often present him as the perpetrator and not the victim, and there's enough creepiness around the guy to make it plausible whilst still being funny. Also, the Barrymore incident might have involved mutual consent up to a point- the guy was heavily coked up and was into all sorts of weird stuff (he drowned because of the drugs, and didn't die from his injuries). This image shows a guy who's been beaten up whilst wearing a Batman mask, and the 'rape' reference seems to drain all of the comedy from it and make it look, well, horrible really. Comedy, however, is entirely subjective, and I wasn't asking anyone to pull the caption, just to be aware that it might have just crossed the line. I can totally understand why Cath is offended by it, since like me, she probably finds the idea of 'rape' and 'comedy' mutually incompatible.
I've worked with rape victims in the past, and the experience completely wrecks their lives forever- they're never quite the same person again, despite how much they can recover from it and turn their lives around. I realise that I'm being a killjoy on this, but please don't take the caption down- this comments thread might lead to an interesting discussion about the subject that we can refer to in future.
8:09am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
It's a good play on words, but feels morose at the expense of comedy. Like someone getting seriously injured on You've Been Framed, it's a wince rather than a chuckle.
As I've always said, I don't intend this site to be a politically correct zone. However, whenever we cross a line, we take a penalty in offending people and risk losing visitors or other trouble for the site.
In this instance I think Cath's down-vote is warranted. Like Michael says, though, we should keep the caption up, as it's provoked an interesting conversation.
9:28am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]
Welcome to the 'Two girls, one cup club'
9:48am
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The Raped Crusader [John Llamas]