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Stop using rape as a description when it is not rape you are describing
example:
“that bill raped my bank account”
How about demolished, sank, destroyed, even “killed” would be better, and there are so many more words!!!
Your bank account was not sexually assaulted. It is not tasteful nor intelligent to casually compare financial problems to rape.
In my experience, people who use rape as a joke or an unnecessary description are just looking for a reaction. Well, here’s my fucking reaction, shut the fuck up and grow a conscious. Do some research about the cultural effects of sexual abuse, it is heavily linked to mental disorders, murder, domestic violence and pretty much all things evil.
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example:
“that bill raped my bank account”
How about demolished, sank, destroyed, even “killed” would be better, and there are so many more words!!!
Your bank account was not sexually assaulted. It is not tasteful nor intelligent to casually compare financial problems to rape.
In my experience, people who use rape as a joke or an unnecessary description are just looking for a reaction. Well, here’s my fucking reaction, shut the fuck up and grow a conscious. Do some research about the cultural effects of sexual abuse, it is heavily linked to mental disorders, murder, domestic violence and pretty much all things evil.
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I've heard people use that word too! So annoying. I also hate when people say "literally" all the time.. Ugh..
Amaranth,
17 January 2013 - 07:56 PM
You're definitely not the only one! It's not only frustrating that people say this in the first place, but the AMOUNT of people that think it's OK to make comments like this is disgusting! I wish I could just yell some sense into people and make them understand how uncomfortable it makes people and how much it hurts to hear it after going through sexual abuse.
eliseinwonderland,
17 January 2013 - 09:51 PM
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