Letters to the Editor
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I can only answer for myself
For those who commented without actually watching the skit ... since the skit was actually done by fairly famous actors/comedians and not a bunch of frat boys, it has a higher possibility of being seen in any case. So, whether someone makes a big deal about it or not, it's probably going to get a look-see by people who like those actors.
But that's really beside the point anyway.
I guess it is subjective to a certain extent. I've never really heard a 'funny' rape joke, but perhaps that's because I don't see rape as funny at all. I actually had a very squeamish feeling during that part of the skit. My stomach turned a bit. I was, in fact, truly repulsed by it. It wasn't just that the skit was kind of stupid (which it was) but it caused a physical reaction on my part. I was a bit sickened by it and wondered how someone who had been raped might feel watching the girl run out and scream 'Rape' after the three guys fled the scene zipping up their pants. I know it's supposed to be a joke, but it actually came out as a pretty skeevy non-joke.
Obviously, some people will feel differently. I don't really see anyone arguing here that rape jokes shouldn't be allowed. Freedom of speech is freedom of speech, and some people here will think it was hilarious.
I can only answer for myself. It made me think the actors involved needed to very seriously re-think the joke. (Maybe the skit, too, as it was kind of stupid.)
It also made me like them a bit less and want to see what they are working on in the future a bit less. I'm sure that matters to them not at all. I'm just one person. But, I didn't like what I saw. I think it was a dumb, pretty insensitive thing to do.