1262  Use of the word "rape", etc.

Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 09:22:45 -0700
From: luda_r1 <luda_r1@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Use of the word "rape", etc.

Tanguera Alegra wrote:

"I take very strong offence to the analogy of being
mishandled on the dancefloor, or being slandered by
email as in any way constituting 'rape'. Any woman (or
man) who has ever been raped will probably feel that
the misuse of this term trivializes the brutality and
violence of the act of rape."

Au contraire. It certainly DOES constitute rape, of a
different kind, but just as damaging. If not more so.
Ditto for mind rape. It constitutes the invasion (an
act of aggression, as in war) of one's privacy, or
identity, as the case may be, a sacred right and
valued privilege we enjoy in a free society. As Mr.
Shakespeare stated on this subject: He who steals my
money, steals a worthless thing, but he who steals my
good name, steals the most valuable part of me. Or
something to that effect.

"Let's just call thngs what they are...."

We did.

I wasn't going to partake in this particular prurient
free-for-all, but your recent remarks proved simply
too tempting. And we all know what the best way is for
getting rid of temptation, don't we. Heck, I'm not
Ceasar's wife.

"Do not write to me personally, unless requested. All
other mail will be deleted, unread."

Who'd want to?

Luda







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