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Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens ‘wrongly fined for driving in London Ulez’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by HenriVolney to c/[email protected]

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The UK ladies and gentlemen, scuttling their ship, one aweful policy after the other

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would have never thought this could be remotely connected to a rape joke. I mean your anus is a metaphor for your wallet. Sorry

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if English is your first language (if not, you write it very well). Direct translations can cause all sorts of misunderstandings. For a native English speaker, that is a rape joke.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hi, no english is not my first language, thank you for the compliment tho.

Anyway, another word that I could have used would have been "prepare to get fucked" still sexual; is it still "rapey" ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Weirdly enough, that wouldn't come across as a rape joke. I know, it makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Lol.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So if someone is eating a really spicy chili and I say "Prepare your anus".

Is it a rape joke ?

Not a native speaker either but I feel presenting the original comment as a rape joke is a stretch.

Context matters.

Also breaking news, plenty of Police forces and prison guards are able to kindly ask you to "prepare your anus" and in a very much legal manner. This is how I understood the original comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In the context of eating spicy food, it is fine.

In the context of law enforcement, it is 100% a rape joke.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How is it a rape if it's legal and the person consents to it ?

Oh well whatever. This is pointless.

[–] HenriVolney 1 points 10 months ago

This whole conversation has really derailed at some point...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Oh, you're a troll. Fuck off.