I am not sure if we are numbed to the reality of rape, but here’s the sad irony. While the word rape can add an edginess to your language, talking about actual rape is taboo....

As the incidence and fear of rape on college campuses have increased, the term rape has been generalized to mean ‘misuse; diminish the effects of; steal; defeat’: “I just went to the mall and raped...

In 2011, actor Johnny Depp told the November issue of Vanity Fair that he felt participating in a photoshoot was akin to rape.”Well, you just feel like you’re being raped somehow. Raped . . ....