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Cameron Esposito: Rape Jokes
A special called 'Rape Jokes' where the survivor is the one telling them, and the punchline is never her.
Who it's for
Esposito flips the premise of the 'rape joke': the survivor holds the microphone and the targets are rape culture and the people who excuse it.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Cameron Esposito's 2018 stand-up special, directed by Paul Bonanno and made available free on her website. She talks about her own experience of sexual assault, her strict Catholic upbringing in suburban Chicago, and coming out as a lesbian after college, and connects these to how little say she had over consent.
Where to find it
Self-released June 2018: premiered free on Vulture and Cameron Esposito's website, with proceeds/donations benefiting RAINN. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Discusses the comedian's sexual assault.
Age: Not verified (suggested 17+)
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Freedom”
