Dealers & Customers Beware: smart passion coupe broken in to at my smart center

[chrisdfw]

Originally Posted by SnakeFarm

Uh no.

I know you are trying to use hyperbole to some effect but no..

Breaking into a car does not a rape make.

rape n.- The crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse. (Webster)

That is WAY different and not funny.

With all due respect, I believe this is an example of personification and hyperbole and in my opinion was used correctly. Taking a pristine new vehicle and breaking its protection from the outside world and ripping out a part of it without any regard to it sounds like the "rape" equilvalent of what a car could go through. It will never be the same. If they destroyed the engine then I suspect the word "Murdered" could be used instead.

If any uses of that word to describe anything not specific to the human tradgedy of its original definition are considered offensive, then you may also be offended by movie titles such as "The Rape of Europa" which described destroying much of Europes art and culture during WWII.

We could start an entire other discussion on how often people personify their cars and call them things like "their baby".

[jwight]

Originally Posted by chrisdfw

We could start an entire other discussion on how often people personify their cars and call them things like "their baby".

If you do, please start it in Off Topic.

[SnakeFarm]

It's ONLY a car. If you use the word enough for lesser things then it won't mean anything when the time comes and you need it too.

Oh, never mind.

[Robbie51]

Originally Posted by meaux61

Violation might be the word.

Meaux

Yeah I agree. Unfortunatly I've felt violated! ;)

[rrrucke]

ChrisDFW - thank you for explaining the obvious.