Most recent public comments by Carolyn chen https://nowcomment.com/users/17152 https://nowcomment.com/documents/36342?scroll_to=407178 https://nowcomment.com/documents/36342?scroll_to=407178 This paragraph discusses the issue of rape that can commonly be found but often ignored in wars. It is alluding to the fact that during war, women are often objectified and use merely as a means to satisfy primal sexual urges that men won't be held accountable for. An extremely interesting fact within this paragraphs is how Viet Thanh Nguyen admits that within many war stories, audience and listeners often have no problem with the killing and massacres in it, deeming it as a necessary part of the 'war' and being a good soldier and man within the war. However, when it comes to rape, everything must be kept on the down low and ignored as much as possible. This questions the morality of both the audience and the general public and prompts us to ask why we view killing in wars so much more acceptable than the rape and how while the deaths are often depicted within the stories, rape is kept a secret, hidden and ignored. Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:38:49 -0500