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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I’ll admit I’ve even used rapey. It captures exactly what you describe. But that’s a barb. Rape Culture is used like a credible, clinical term. It’s not. It’s a silly oversimplification meant to shock. It needs to go. But it wont because we’re in the age of feeling and short attention spans now. If you feel it’s a valid construct and helps you express yourself at Tweet length, gosh darnit, you can use it!
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so it's like "white privilege?" It oversimplifies? But it does convey a general thought doesn't it? Like Ty said with weather. My privilege isn't exactly Adder's, I'd explain it differently anyway. But it is short hand to convey a concept.
