I mean switch the character to a woman and ask yourself if rape is taking a backseat to the subversion.

That would COMPLETELY change the tone and connotations of the joke, making it a completely different comic than the one you’re complaining about.

Changing the duck into a man (duck costume optional) would be an equivalent hypothetical to yours.

and I get I’m the buzzkill here

That’s not what you’re being, no. You’re being contrarian with no logic basis, inventing things to castigate that simply aren’t present.

maybe help some other like-minded person feel heard.

Nah, let’s not help disingenuous purveyors of fallacies feel less alone about their obnoxious behavior.