This video brilliantly skewers the idea that male rape is hilarious.
As reported by Jezebel, “in only two short minutes, actor and writer Andrew Bailey takes you on an emotional roller coaster with his painful monologue.”
“Bailey introduces himself as Will and immediately launches into a defense of why rape is hilarious (but only when it happens to males). And about ten seconds after that, the monologue takes a very real turn when Will breaks away from a defense of how funny Adam Sandler is to discuss the fact that Lynndie Englund, one of the 11 soldiers convicted for the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, wasn’t a monster, she was a comic genius. And then Will drops a bombshell: He was molested at 13 by a teacher who was not a pedophile.”
They go on to discuss the fact that the video become increasingly difficult to watch:
“Despite its short duration, the video is difficult to watch in one sitting. Even knowing that this is a monologue and may not be based on personal experience doesn’t make it any easier because the experience Will describes is the experience of many. Just watching Will’s eyes as he explains that what happened to him wasn’t rape (“it was statutory”) and how good it felt physically is painful. And it gets even harder when he discusses the reaction of others and tries to convince himself that everything is all right, but it’s not.”
You can watch the video below, but there will be triggers for some viewers but, if you watch, please watch the whole thing before passing judgment.
Written and Performed by Andrew Bailey
Camera: Justin Carter
This is the recording of a monologue originally performed at the Atomic Vaudeville Cabaret in June of 2012.
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