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It's a fucking stupid metaphor that acts as a barrier to understanding.

People should stop casually making jokes about rape[1] or using rape as a metaphor.

[1] It's baffling to me that crimes of sexual violence are a common theme for jokes on US media.



IMHO what is really needed in this topic is for people to stop having a violent allergic reaction every time the word "rape" is mentioned.

This debases the conversation much more than all the jokes and inept metaphors that have ever been made about rape. At least those don't intentionally attempt to censor or silence others they disagree with.


"Words don't real. Don't analyze them. That's not important. You're the real problem."


As and aside, it also disgusts me that male-male rape is used as an additional punishment in prison, and is seen as a wide positive side effect in the "law-and-order" types.

Ive seen plenty show and movies that talk how "Bubba is going to ravage you". Because a prison sentence needs to have a side source of rape.


Have you actually ever been to prison? Rape inside is nowhere near as common as you think. Prison code and rules are often more fairly enforced than actual laws outside.

It's easier to get into prison than to get hurt inside for being innocent of your accused actions.




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