Even the evilest villains think our sexual assault laws are outrageous

When comedians play sexual assault for laughs, the joke is often cringeworthy or deplorable. 

But the rare successful gag is equal parts satire and shock, like Amy Schumer's skit on military rape as imagined in a video game, or Hannibal Buress' standup routine about sex assault allegations against Bill Cosby.

Now Funny or Die is taking on the taboo subject, with a video that portrays fictional supervillains as outraged by weak laws that do little to protect sexual assault survivors. 

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It starts with a diabolical brainstorming session to destroy Captain Brave and the city he loves. Should the evildoers release all the inmates from the asylum, or create a giant tidal wave to flood the town? 

One less-than-savvy mastermind suggests making sexual assault survivors pay for their own rape kits.

"I personally want to watch Captain Brave weep as his beloved city sinks into the ground, but even I wouldn't do any of the fucked up stuff you're saying."

Even these criminals think that's beyond the pale. 

"What the fuck, dude," says one of the co-conspirators. 

But the absurdity keeps coming with suggestions to automatically destroy untested rape kits every six months and denying survivors access to their police reports and to counselors.  

"Hey, I'm just trying to think of the most evil things," he responds. 

"I personally want to watch Captain Brave weep as his beloved city sinks into the ground," says the ringleader, "but even I wouldn't do any of the fucked up stuff you're saying." 

Here's the surprising catch: The villains don't even have to try to wreak this kind of havoc, because it's already going on in states around the U.S. 

That realization prompts a moment of serious reflection -- and a call to action. 

"We will call Captain Brave and team up to get some fucking common sense legal protection for sexual assault survivors," says the main villain, "and then we'll sink the city into the ocean." 

The spot, which features Gotham star Erin Richards as the Big Bad, directs viewers to a Change.org petition that urges Congress to adopt basic federal protections for sexual assault survivors. 

The petition is sponsored by Amanda Nguyen, a survivor and the president and founder of Rise, a nonprofit advocating for uniform legal protections. 

On Tuesday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), in partnership with Rise, introduced the Sexual Assault Survivors Rights Act in Congress. The bill would, among other things, guarantee survivors the right to have their rape kits preserved for the statute of limitation, to be notified in writing 60 days prior to the destruction of a kit, and the right to get the results of their forensic examinations. 

"Our goal with this legislation is to change the culture around how sexual assault survivors are treated in our criminal justice system," Shaheen said in a statement. "We have to create an environment where survivors feel like the system is working for them, not against."

That's pretty much the same thing the videos supervillains said, but their words are much more likely to go viral. 

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