Facebook Groups Continue to Poke Fun at Rape

I am no longer surprised by offensive Facebook groups.

Last month I came across a group calling for the murder of sex workers.

Then a few weeks later I came across another group that listed reasons for punching women in the face like being on your period, refusing a threesome, having an opinion, or even breathing.

Luckily both groups were taken down, but now in their place are two new equally offensive groups:

The “It’s not R.A.P.E. If you scream….SURPRISE” boosts that it gained 78 fans in just 2 days and currently there are a total of 148. There has not been much activity going on in the group but that doesn’t mean it isn’t offensive.

The “No…you were NOT raped by an NFL player” group suggests that too many women make false claims of being raped by famous people. They say “You can’t rape the willing” and that women “obviously put themselves in situations where the only outcome involves sexual relations.”

First of all, no woman is raped willingly; those two words do not go together. Secondly, a woman does not surrender her rights at the bedroom door. The only time that sex should be the “only outcome” is when both parties consent.

Women so often remain silent about being sexually assaulted because they are afraid people won’t believe them or they will be labeled a slut. Groups like this only make it more difficult for women to come forward and tell their stories. Without reporting crimes or bringing charges, rapists remain free to go on and assault other women.

I honestly don’t understand why people create groups like this. I really don’t and I find it even hard to understand why Facebook would allow groups like this to go up on their site.

If we are going to see groups like this pop up consistently, then Facebook needs to create a submissions screening process to eliminate such groups from becoming public.

I go on Facebook to catch up with friends – not to be offended, disrespected, called a liar or slut, or made to feel worthless.

Please report these groups to Facebook ASAP.

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Viky X.

6:39AM PST on Dec 10, 2011

I just cannot understand why on earth would a mentally sane, normal, intelligent person make fun of a victim of any crime. Such people must be of not sound mind, or having some serious psychological problems.

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Dianne R.

7:26PM PDT on Aug 9, 2011

PS. Ximina, NOBODY can make you feel worthless---or ANYTHING ELSE-- without YOUR agreement. YOU need to RECLAIM YOURSELF and decide what YOU WANT TO DO with YOUR LIFE! I do care and I'm praying for you.

7:17PM PDT on Aug 9, 2011

Dear XImina,I'm so sorry you've had to face all this.Although I just voted for facebook to screen submissions, The REAL way to get Facebook's attention is to quit it and tell EVERYBODY you know why YOU ARE NO LONGER ON FACEBOOK. CALL your friends.WRITE THEM. UNTIL OR UNLESS FACEBOOK COMPLYS WITH YOUR DEMAND that they screen out STUPIDITY AND MEAN ANTI-WOMEN GARBAGE CONTINUE TO BOYCOTT FACEBOOK. IF your friends care about you I believe they will join your boycott,If they don't, it tells you that they don't care as much about you as you thought they might. On the other hand YOU may disreguard my suggestion and instead grow a thicker skin and go ACTIVIST by posting YOUR OWN REMARKS on THEIR PAGES as well as your OWN.
Either REMOVE YOURSELF or FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE. Both routes are valid . YOUR LIFE is UP TO YOU! YOU are XIMENA, NOT MS. VICTIM!!

Evie P.

6:41PM PDT on Aug 9, 2011

I have been raped. Also molested. When I was a young child. Several times...

So... I guess it's up to me to tell you that I think it's perfectly okay to joke about anything. In fact, joking about sexual assault with my friend Jen, who was also sexually abused, is one of the ways we can talk about it openly.

Point number DOS... It is freedom of speech. I don't care what it's about, or how much I disapprove, as long as they aren't raping a girl(or a guy), I will not asked for it to be banned. I may chose to ignore it, which is the most powerful thing we can all do if we dislike so much, but I will not ask for it to go away.

Finally, the groups are based on jokes from 4chan. If anyone takes 4chan seriously, they are an idiot. People post fake bomb threats on 4chan! Come on!

A M A.

6:27AM PDT on Aug 5, 2011

Danika, I'm sorry to hear about all the suffering you have gone through because of your monster of a stepfather. :-( Your mother should have put you first! Your recovery and strength is an inspiration. Those who mock innocent victims are disgusting. They could push someone struggling from an abusive past to hurt themselves, and they also promote violence against innocent people. FB should be ashamed.

6:20AM PDT on Aug 5, 2011

Since FB keeps up a group graphically mocking a two year old murder victim while joking about pedophilia and child rape (despite over 20,000 requests to have it taken down), other separate groups promoting child abuse and rape, and groups displaying pictures of and advocating torture of animals, there's no surprise they would keep this up too. FB is about the $$$$$$$$$$$$, pure and simple. They have no other philosophy. I don't use it at all, but I recommend that those who do keep it just as a tool for promoting causes that are important to them. I'd hate to think my unnecessary "social networking" was helping FB pile up more $$$$$$ while allowing ignorant fools to spew hatred and violence all over their site.

Danika S.

7:39AM PDT on Aug 2, 2011

This is discusting how can people be this way? Maybe they would think different if their mother, sister, daughter was raped or molested. Unless you've been sexually assalted you can't truly know what it does to a person. I attempted suicide when I was 12 because of what happed to me, I didn't tell anyone for years because I felt guilty like it was somehow my fault, I was embarassed and ashamed, I felt worthless and unloved. The man who did this to me got away with it and has two little girls, those girls are my sisters the man my step father. My mothere still doesn't believe me and is still his wife. I am so grateful that I have such a wonderful husband who has helped me along this difficult path I spent 6 years keeping it to myself 6 long years of mental and emotional grief, cutting myself and horrible depression I have come a long way but have a long way to go. For those of you out there who have been sexually assaulted please seek help, its NEVER your fault, you NEVER did ANYTHING to deserve it, you're beautiful women who make this world a better place and if you're contemplating suicide please please please get help because there is always someone in this world who loves you more than you'll ever know and they don't wanna loose you.

Dave G.

10:23AM PDT on Aug 1, 2011

THIS IS SO INAPPROPRIATE! WAKE UP, ZUCKERBERG!

Nancy V.

6:24AM PDT on Aug 1, 2011

Where oh where do these CREEPS come from...........no wonder there are so many single women now................they can't find a 'real man' to be with 'equally'................I'm amazed that so many are so bad, BAD, BAD

Janine H.

2:53AM PDT on Aug 1, 2011

This is so terrible. Always when i hear about terrible things it makes med sad, and i cannot understand how someone could do something terrible - hurt, rape or kill a person or animal. When i was a child this also happened to me... and surviving this is more terrible than not (parents and other may think different, but a victim?), living with all this pain... living with guilty feelings... full with hate for the own self
No one can understand, because most people cannot imagine this, cannot imagine how much it change. Some of them think, that this would not be so terrible, because all would make some sexual experiences, and so it would not matter if there were some without own interest or wish. This cruel and superficial society makes me sick.

I know that it is not good to wish someone who does terrible things something as a punishment. But when i hear about violent people then i think why are they so "afraid" to go to someone equal and get some hits for their selves. This is a perversion, to think being more a man when beating a woman or a girl. This men are a shame for all normal men.

"We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not yet learned the simple art of living together as brothers." (Martin Luther King)