Some victims of rape are located in the picture to the left. While traveling in Israel I was fortunate enough to come across an incredibly fun game that is appropriately, albeit taboo, named Rape. Requirements for the game are a near balance set of men and women and a cushiony surface.The game starts with all players sitting in a circle. Men are assigned letters of the alphabet and women numbers. The game begins with one willing participant who sits in the middle of the circle. In this instance a guy is sitting in the middle, let's call him Tom. Tom then calls out a number/letter combination, e.g. G13. The girl who is number 13 has to try and kiss the guy sitting in the middle of the circle, Tom. The guy who was assigned the letter G has to try and kiss Girl #13 before she can kiss Tom. In other words, Guy G has to try and rape (kiss) Girl #13 before Girl #13 can rape Tom. If Girl #13 rapes Tom before she gets kissed then she sits in the middle of the circle and the game repeats. The roles of the letter/number combination become switched when their is a girl in the middle. The guy tries to kiss the girl in the middle before the called out girl can rape him.
The game is fittingly called Rape because the game becomes rough, quickly. The game in action looks like a wrestling match with no rules where the winner is the one who can get a kiss off first.
The word rape is a very touchy word and the ideas and images associated with the word are heinous and disgusting. No argument there. I find rape to be one of the most vile acts of human beings. Having a game called Rape attests to the desensitization of language among my generation. I believe this is good. It increases the breadth of non-taboo subjects people can talk about. This allows us to share more ideas and feelings and consequently become mentally healthier, more knowledgeable, and build close bonds between people.
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