JUMPING THE SHARK: Feminist Journalist: Standing Outside a Window With a Boombox Is Rape Culture. “Liberal columnist and commentator Zerlina Maxwell said this iconic gesture is actually so terrifying that if it happened to her, she would think she ‘was on a real life episode of Criminal Minds, and call the police.'”

In other words, she would call on strong men to protect her, because she’s physically and emotionally weak. ‘Hello, police? Send someone soon. He’s playing music. I never even liked this song. No, I haven’t asked him to leave yet. No, he’s just standing there. What’s with all these questions? You’re victim-shaming. Stop raping me!’

In the same piece, Maxwell also said it is “fairly obvious” that Beauty and the Beast is “at its heart, a textbook story of abuse,” and letting your kids watch is setting them up for a future of domestic violence.

“Don’t let the dancing teacups fool you — this narrative is part of a dangerous cycle playing itself out in relationships nationwide,” she wrote. “According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 10 percent of teens report being slapped or hit by a romantic partner.”

I guess “rape culture” is pushed by women. Women would be the first to show young people either Say Anything (with its well-known boombox scene) or Beauty and the Beast (with its notorious dancing teacups).