‘Bulletin’ Would Rather Be Raped Than Called A Rapist

Earlier this week, Dennis Prager’s syndicated column ran in The Bulletin, and boy is it one of the finest pieces of opinion journalism ever published. The hook? Being called a rapist is just as bad as being raped.

The rape of a name can be as vicious a crime and as destructive an act as the rape of a body. Sometimes the rape of a body is worse, sometimes the rape of a name is worse. But they are both rapes.

Wait, it gets better. Cue the anecdotal evidence, please.

Upon first hearing a comparison of name-rape to body-rape, most people are likely to recoil. But upon reflection, it becomes clear that the two are morally comparable. In fact, I have had women listeners to my radio show call and e-mail me to say that they have been raped - one woman had been gang raped - and felt they were better able to go on with their lives than men who had been falsely accused of rape or molestation.

Given a choice between being raped and being called a rapist, apparently Dennis Prager would choose being raped. On a side note, I thought conservatives were against affirmative action. I mean, there’s no other way Prager could have gotten a job if there weren’t spots reserved for idiots, right?

The Rape Of A Name Is Also Rape [The Bulletin]