> People getting upset by mere words (not even uttered against them) are hardly worth a hackers time.
Rape is a trigger word unlike most other words.
I for one don't sensor myself around my friends, I tend to cross the line, all the time. My friends see me in context smiling or laughing, I know most of their life stories. It's safe to push the limits of hyperbole.
Here we have little/no context. Someone sees the word and they think of something horrible, the place, the person, the smells. All the things that are blocked out on and every day basis.
So why not avoid the word? Just to be kind to a stranger.
Rape is a trigger word unlike most other words.
I for one don't sensor myself around my friends, I tend to cross the line, all the time. My friends see me in context smiling or laughing, I know most of their life stories. It's safe to push the limits of hyperbole.
Here we have little/no context. Someone sees the word and they think of something horrible, the place, the person, the smells. All the things that are blocked out on and every day basis.
So why not avoid the word? Just to be kind to a stranger.