YES, exactly this.

I can't think how a nudge that many people seriously do not like is more appropriate than tapping someone's shoulder.

I am not following the logic of "if I do it, it must be ok."

"...you might place a calm hand on a woman's shoulder, or somewhere safe on her person."

I'm glad you liked it. :)

Why am I not this woman?

I did the same, and I miss Edinburgh so much! Let's see if I can finagle a way to get back on an English degree, an entry-level do-gooder job (if I can get one, anyway), and after going to and paying for grad school...especially after this lovely, lovely policy. Haste me back, indeed.

YES, this is it exactly. Some other comments seem to think that what is meant by privilege is happiness, or a complete lack of disadvantage, and that's really not the point at all.

Thanks for the lovely feedback. :)

I feel like the ultimate blame is with the BBC. Or with Steven Moffat.

Wait, so, it's ok if it's a response to heckling?

Thanks! And I'd like to think so, too.

It's not the act of rape that is the punchline. The punchline is that people think like this and isn't that twisted and awful. Rape as punchline would be something like, "And then rape, lol." Which is a what suggesting the hilarity of a hypothetical gang rape is.

This is exactly how jokes about rape (or any sensitive subject that deals with systemic oppression/violence) should be formulated. Not in ways that attack survivors or that use the actual act of rape the punch line, but in ways that point out the twists and ugliness of society in funny ways.

"Just...don't."

I'm not sure I understand the harsh dichotomy you're painting between saying anything you want on one end and "suspend[ing] habeus corpus" (to use your comparison) on the other, with nothing in between.

While I appreciate your positive feedback, I'm confused by the rest of your comment.

That was my very first comment on Jezebel, so thanks for the lovely feedback!

There's another reason why rape jokes aren't funny, besides the fact that a) they can be triggering and certainly belittle the experiences of survivors/rehash the same victim-blaming they went/are going through, and that b) it is never funny to directly aim a threat of violence at someone, particularly not a threat…