Comment 119669

By Tybalt (registered) | Posted July 05, 2016 at 15:42:03 in reply to Comment 119660

The use of rape for spoilation is metaphorical, not literal, and although it has come to cannibalize a portion of the literal meaning (it is at its origins in English a purely legal term for the seizure and capture and/or sexual defilement of a woman) those are not literal meanings and SACHA and others who argue for non-sexist language are right to attempt to clarify them.

As for a "Marxist or environmentalist" being invited by SACHA to a workshop on language's impact on sexual assault survivors, you don't f*ing know that, so why offer it? What would you possibly think you can gain by offering it? This is a Terry Whitehead level of rhetorical point-scoring, accusing someone of hypocrisy ENTIRELY WITHOUT EVIDENCE and to no possible gain to the defence you wish to lead. SACHA work in Hamilton, they are responsible to this community, and comments by a leading local public figure are front and centre of their concerns.

A lot of people have been asked by SACHA to reconsider their language as part of the #UseTheRightWords campaign. If they're missing out on some people, fill in the gap yourself and encourage those people to change their ways! Don't worry, I know you won't.

Comment edited by Tybalt on 2016-07-05 15:45:28

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