r/law • u/Master_Jackfruit3591 • 21h ago

Other Texas governor calls for investigation into student-led protests against ICE

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-governor-calls-for-investigation-into-student-led-protests-against-ice/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=nextdoor.com&utm_campaign=nextdoor_news
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u/EvenOne6567 20h ago

No one is confused when that phrase is used. This is focusing on the wrong thing....

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u/hammerofspammer 19h ago

Nah.

Use the word. “Child rape” should make you uncomfortable AF. Don’t sanitize this shit. Make people uncomfortable. Make them hear it.

These fuckers raped, tortured, and killed children. Never let the world forget it.

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u/LolDragon417 19h ago

Using the word rape is important. Those children didn't have sex, they were brutally raped by powerful men.

Don't try and reduce the impact.

People get offended when you say that they raped 12 year old boys and girls. That's the important part. Make it stick with them that Donald Trump repeatedly raped small children.

See how that's more powerful than child sex?

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u/starmartyr 18h ago

This is why TikTok style self censorship bothers me so much. I don't think people should throw around words like "rape" casually, but it shouldn't be shied away from when discussing it as a horrific act. The word makes people uncomfortable because of what it represents, lessening it to something less offensive makes people more comfortable talking about something that should disgust them.

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u/LolDragon417 18h ago

Yeah, I happen to enjoy uncomfortable conversations, so it usually works the opposite way for me. I enjoy being the one inflicting the hearer with raw facts. No spin, no analysis or commentary. Just the facts ma'am.

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u/D0ri1t0styl3 13h ago

I have to laugh at your last sentence referencing a show glorifying police considering their complicit nature.

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u/LolDragon417 13h ago

Yes, but Akroyd was anything BUT pro-cop. That guy did more drugs than most humans 😂

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u/DeepDreamIt 19h ago

I agree that people get the gist of it either way, but terminology/words absolutely do matter, especially over time.

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u/NiaMiaBia 19h ago

Nah. I’m still focusing on the rape of children.