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Right. I just think rape is talked about too lightly, and when people do so it reflects poorly on them. Some things simply aren't appropriate to do in a public
by rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
Right. I just think rape is talked about too lightly, and when people do so it reflects poorly on them.
Some things simply aren't appropriate to do in a public space, like nose-picking. It's not that they should be forbidden, but it won't win you many friends.
- kbenson 11y agoAnd I understand that stance, I'm trying to point out that if you have that stance, you should also condemn talking lightly about murder (which you might), and if you don't, I think that requires justification, or a reexamination as to why rape is treated differently than murder. It's possible that it may be because of people pushing a (well intentioned) agenda. My personal view is that there is a misalignment here, and when these terms are used to describe something clearly as a metaphor then they should be treated similarly (or murder should be treated as the worse of the pair). I don't really care whether that means they are both taboo or both acceptable, but treating rape as taboo to use as a metaphor and murder as not is clearly inconsistent, given that murder is undeniably the worse crime.