NSFW/Image Macro: Spoonerism

I'm finding the current image kind of offensive. While it's not "technically" NSFW, when you rearrange the letters to the implied spoonerism, you get a rape joke that involves the c-word. (That is, "capable runt" —> "r***able c***".) Surely there's a more tasteful and less misogynist gag to illustrate this. Suggestions?

How in the world is this a rape joke? I see nothing wrong with this image.

It's not really as much a rape joke as a joke that involves a pun on the word rapable. It in no way implies anything but it being a horrible thing to say.

edited 28th Sep '13 10:15:31 PM by AnotherDuck

The "humor" is that a Spoonerism (the subject of the page in question) would turn the phrase "capable runt" into.... do I have to say it?

edit: Ninja'd.

edited 28th Sep '13 1:53:13 PM by Jeduthun

Considering the focus of the humor is on the awkwardness of having said something so vile and not on the vile thing itself (I seriously doubt this is contending that rape isn't vile), I don't think this is bad enough to pull.

Image seems like it went through a low-quality resize, though.

To put a finer point on my objection, perhaps: Since we all appear to agree that it is a vile thing to say, are we sure we're OK with having it suggested quite so prominently?

It's OK, but just OK...I wouldn't mind seeing some other options. This◊, for example.

That's not much better.

I don't see anything wrong with the current, it's just dark humor, but I like the Cunning Stunts one because that joke is a pretty classic example of this trope

Ditto: disagree with OP that the current should be pulled on moralistic grounds, but kind of like the Metallica album cover.

edited 28th Sep '13 8:49:12 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Here's one that's unambiguously SFW, and the Shel Silverstein nostalgia factor gives it bonus points from me: [1]◊

Yes, that.

edited 28th Sep '13 8:46:44 PM by nitrokitty

You mean SFW

It is less funny though: "babbit" isn't really a word*, and "Extra points if the spoonerism still makes sense, just not the sense you would want to make."

* it's that character's surname

My vote is still for the Metallica one.

I don't think the cover is an improvement. The image adds even less than in the current.

Inclusion or alluding to of the term "rape" does not make it a rape joke. As a matter of fact the amount that the character in the pic is trying to correct himself means that this character is in agreement that the inverse is bad.

I agree with @13. Other than that, I follow my standard policy of not commenting on NSFW issues unless I am absolutely certain.

It's not particularly in good taste, but given that the entire joke is that the guy realized that he accidentally said something horrible and is trying to backpedal, I don't think it's offensive enough to pull. That said, I wouldn't shed any tears if we replaced it with something else.

I'd personally prefer that we find one that doesn't rely on "cunt", no matter what the other word is.

edited 30th Sep '13 7:29:49 AM by Madrugada

Prefer current to anything so far.

The Metallica one is a bit tough to read.

I don't like Runny Babbit because again, Babbit isn't a thing.

A GIS of "spoonerism" turns up a few instances of this image. Don't know if there's an original source.

Regardless of source, that looks good for me as a pic.

Book cover◊

Okay, that's pretty good.

I like my suggestion better, but that works too.