History of Feminism

But what was said was entirely different. You know what he sounded like to me? The drunken frat boys that wander past around here on ocassion, laughing about the idea of getting raped by a woman--after all, who wouldn't want that? The 13 year old boys cussing out fags online, saying that they just raped the other team. The men from the MRA movement who use rape as just another verb to describe sex.

Language is critical. It reflects not just ourselves but the society around us. When we use rape interchangably with sex, it diminishes the horror of the act. It normalizes it. It makes it sound...almost acceptable. And even though we may conciously know the difference, it is that among many, many other things that adds up to create an oppressive culture.

Also, you may be okay with it, but let me tell you the number of times I saw my ex flinch when that word was used like this...