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    can'tspellthat: Rush's quote is rich. "The way you get all this stuff done if you're Obama is you simply insult the intelligence of the average American." Actually, ... more »
    psychgirl1221: One of the most powerful things I've ever heard was the director of a Children's Advocacy center saying that one of the worst things about dealing wit... more »
    himgene: At the risk of getting murked, how is this any different/more offensive than using any of the other hyperbolic ways of describing a situation in which... more »
    Jack_Burton: What's really ironic and unfortunate is that although Beck lost in court his fight to shut down "GlennBeckRapedAndMurderedAYoun... . com" - the site's... more »
    alula: I feel like there's also something to the effect of rape being awful not as a violation, but as something that feminizes you, which is obviously the w... more »
    Agumen: This reminds me of when a soccer commentator said the following during the game. 'He's really raped him of (sic) the ball there.' There was minor scan... more »
    boobookitteh: I'm sure they don't mean 'rape-rape'. Another day, another bruise on my forehead from hitting it against the wall. more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I got banned from our old sister site consumerist.com for daring to question the journalistic integrity of an author that would claim they were being ... more »
    winner: The statue of liberty has been raped by illegal immigrants? Isn't that ironic... more »
    CynicalPink: Guys guys guys, we're being unfair here. These are people who are being VIOLATED on a daily basis. People are telling them that they DON'T AGREE with ... more »
    Dodgergirl: Aw, those poor conservative pundits, they just get confused about "words" and their, like, "meaning and impact" or whatever. more »
    labratintraining: When Halliburton/KBR employees do it, it's just paper work and arbitration in the name of...something "justifiable." But when it's metaphorical, rape... more »
    stacyinbean: Ugh, I had to stop half way through. They think they are all so above being raped themselves that they can use the word as it pleases them, no matter ... more »
    chrysaline area: This is really disgusting. Since when is it okay to use rape in ANY of these ways? For someone who has been sexually assaulted, hearing this from peop... more »
    DutchessOfDork: I love Media Matters. more »
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    Figure Of Speech

    Media Matters compiled this clip of conservative pundits talking about "rape." But they don't mean the sex crime: It's a metaphor, noobs. A strangely pervasive and totally fucked up metaphor, but that's Glenn Beck for you. [HuffingtonPost]
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    Is The Relationship Between Male Artist And Female Subject Always A Destructive One?