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Using "rape" to refer to the maltreatment of anime

Koda89 wrote:

See, that is not the same definition of rape everyone knows.....those who instantly think someone is refering to the forcing of sexual acts are gutter minded, and those who post using that word with the meaning of it refering to the forcing of sexual acts are also just as gutter minded.

The word f*ggot also means "pile of sticks". Does that mean I can just walk into a gay bar and use the word f*ggot and not expect anyone to get offended by it just because it also means "pile of sticks"? The word retard also means "to cause to move slowly or delayed", but does that mean I can call 4Kids retarded in front of a mentally handicapped person and not expect them to be offended? No, there's nothing "wrong" with using any of these words because at the end of the day they're just words. What's wrong is that you can easily offend people by using these words in ridicilous ways when there's better more tactful choices you could've used instead. Granted I use the word retarded to insult things often myself, but if somebody repeatedly tells me that they're offended by my use of the word retarded as an insult, I'll stop using it and I certainly won't use the word around mentally handicapped people at all because unlike some people, I know the meaning of the word "respecting others." It's not a matter if these words are wrong to say or not. It's a matter of respecting other people and the fact that you can't understand this makes me wonder what your upbringing as a child was like because you clearly don't have any manners if you can't understand why people can be offended by your choice of words to describe something as trivial as the treatment of a freaking cartoon.

No, I know all about respecting others. It is just words. People easily get offended off of ANYTHING. Because of that easy fact that anything can make someone feel offended it is hard to say anything, because you can offend them with potentially anything you say. So, bearing that in mind, I choose to say whatever I want. Granted, if using the word rape, even if I'm using it in the nonsexual way, will set people off here, I won't say it here. See? I am respecting peoples' requests.

i can't believe this whole topic is over a freaking word. are people this easily offended? seriously people have a coke and a smile. this should have been locked decaades ago.

seriously people have a coke and a smile.

Solution: replace the word 'rape' with 'castrate'. People who insist on using a "shocking", violent term involing reproductive organs are happy. There are far less unics than rape victims, so the 'offense' level goes down. It's even a more accurate term, as it refers specifically to a cutting/removal action.

v1cious wrote:

seriously people have a coke and a smile.

Coke would make me frown. I'm a Dr. Pepper drinker.

Castrate works..........but then we'd be offending the Unics! See, you can't use anything without offending anyone.....>_>

Koda89 wrote:

Castrate works..........but then we'd be offending the Unics! See, you can't use anything without offending anyone.....>_>

*ahem* 'Eunuch', and I wouldn't take offense, but castrate wouldn't really accuratly describe nessecerally what certian companies can and could do (IE editing).

Anyway, I should probably make my stance clear (which has already been made clear by everyone else but it's probably worth saying), that sure, rape has many definitions. However, the use that basically everyone uses it in is in reference to the act of sexual abuse. It's the same as if you call someone a bitch- sure, it [it]means[/i] a female dog, but you're using it as an insult. See the difference?

It's not that I have a deep down, personal issue about it (or anything, despite what I dunno, abunai would think*), it's just considering that this is one of the last public Anime forums where the "i like fma and inuyasha what about u' 'YEAH ITS COOL" "NO UR SHIT LOL" is kept to a relative minimum, I'd expect higher standards of it's patrons (Kind of hipocritical, I know, but I'd like to think I'm getting better )

On top of that, I wouldn't take offence

*don't look into it, abunai

I personally just use "ruined" to describe when a dubbing company such as 4kids messes up badly on a dub. It's stronger and more effective than the childish "raped" (as used in the context "4kids raped One Piece so badly!").

It's not so much that most of us are offended as we are annoyed and fed up. Hang around anime fans long enough and you'll hear the word "rape" thrown around like the word "and" when referring to English studios. It gets old. And it's not only old, but whether you take offense or not, it is very rude and tasteless. It's impossible to carry on a half-decent conversation with someone who's going around crying "rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape RAPE" all the time, because it just shows how crass and moronic they are.