Epic Fail, Global TV

April 2, 2009 by Skyla
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So a brief commercial for the news popped up on Global TV a short while ago. There was mention of the prime minister criticizing the new law passed in Afghanistan that severely limits womens' rights.

The newcaster then describes it as a bill that, "would legalize forced sex within marriage."

Huh.

You know...I'm *pretty* sure we have a word for the phrase "forced sex"...let me think...yeah, yeah we do...

It's called rape.

I find it extremely disappointing that media outlets so often refuse to use the word "rape" when that's what they're fucking talking about. I really feel that this contributes to rape culture. We need to separate the act of sex (which is a good thing) from the act of rape (which is a bad thing). We can better do this by calling "forced sex" or "non-consensual sex" rape because that's what it is.

And it's especially disappointing considering this is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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