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Hey can we save the word rape for actually important shit instead of privacy concerns, thanks.

Wooooords have meeeeeanings, pleeeeeease don’t misuse them for emphasis.

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Using metaphors is perfectly legitimate.

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A broad statement in response to a specific complaint. Not every metaphor is “perfectly legitimate”

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Why is this metaphor different from others? From my point of view, it does just what you stated - adds emphasis. Nothing less, nothing more. To do that with a negative statement, you need a word with a negative meaning, so “rape” works well.

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