# You know what I hate? How the word empowerment lost its original use and context **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 28, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678 "2018-01-28T21:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/41 "2018-01-28T23:43:59Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > What the actual fuck? > > Okay, let’s start slow. > > Rape is bad whether it is on a college campus or a back alley. > > Can you agree to that? Yes, but hasn’t it been debunked a lot of times? Just watch this video to know what I am talking about [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K0mzqL50I-w/maxresdefault.jpg "Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College? | 5 Minute Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0mzqL50I-w) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/42 "2018-01-28T23:44:10Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > Well something something curious about the fascination. I thought it had to do way more than that. > Next question: Why is college rape such a big deal even though is not that bad? What’s not that bad? This doesn’t make any sense, unless you don’t think rape is a very bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/43 "2018-01-28T23:44:10Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > Next question: Why is college rape such a big deal even though is not that bad? College isn’t that bad, or rape isn’t that bad? Need clarification. ETA: Is it rape month already? It’s only January. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/44 "2018-01-28T23:46:34Z")
Whack this sick troll with the rusty banhammer, the one with the notches in the handle. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/45 "2018-01-28T23:49:48Z")
NO YOUTUBE VIDEOS. Link to actual published articles if you cannot support your arguments yourself but stop watching videos. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/46 "2018-01-28T23:50:59Z")
You’re like a child trying to speak like an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/47 "2018-01-28T23:52:37Z")
I am going to the kitchen and bake cookies. Adult cookies. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/48 "2018-01-28T23:53:54Z")
For fuck’s sake, couldn’t you follow through on your Hamilton question before going nuclear? ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/49 "2018-01-28T23:54:36Z")
I am asking for college rape statistics. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/50 "2018-01-28T23:55:18Z")
He is a child. As to speaking like an adult,he ain’t succeeding! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/51 "2018-01-28T23:56:26Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > I am asking for college rape statistics. What, your Google isn’t working? ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/52 "2018-01-28T23:58:21Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > I am asking for college rape statistics. Are they a myth or Not? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/53 "2018-01-28T23:59:01Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > Let me tell you all something. I been studying sociology for the last 2 years, I am impressed beyond measure. In fact, the sheer power of that revelation made me feel faint when I read it, realizing that we are in the presence of world-class expertise, and I had to lie down for a few moments with a wet dishcloth on my forehead to recover. Imagine that! One of our very own posters, right here on the SDMB, is a kid who took a course in something! Specifically, he “been studying” it. Grammar aside, this is truly a **SamuelA** level of expertise, and I encourage everyone to accord it all the respect it deserves. > [@Luciano700](#): > > I figured. But really I also been traveling the forum universe for more than 5 years. He done be learnin’ from teh Internets, too! Lord a’mighty, bring the smelling salts, ‘cause I’s feelin’ faint agin. > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > What’s not that bad? This doesn’t make any sense, unless you don’t think rape is a very bad thing. Didn’t you read the preceding posts? The kid took courses an’ stuff. Back off and don’t be dissin’ one of our MVPs! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/54 "2018-01-28T23:59:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I am going to the kitchen and bake cookies. > Adult cookies. Extra parts on the gingerbread men? ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/55 "2018-01-28T23:59:53Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > What, your Google isn’t working? I never said it wasn’t. If a video doesn’t count, I found this > **[Study: 89% of colleges reported zero campus rapes in 2015](https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2017/05/11/study-89-of-colleges-reported-zero-campus-rapes-in-2015/37431949/)** > > Most U.S. colleges -- 89% -- reported zero incidents of rape in 2015, according to American Association of University Women (AAUW) analysis of data provided by schools to the U.S. Department of Education. Reported is the key word. Just because a... ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/56 "2018-01-29T00:05:37Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Extra parts on the gingerbread men? And M&Ms for the ladies? ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/57 "2018-01-29T00:14:52Z")
And what about all the whining about ladies in video games, what about the wage gap, what about the sex trade, etc? As for the sex trade Between 100,000 and 300,000 girls are sold into slavery each year in the United States. This sensational claim is a favorite of celebrities , journalists, advocates, and politicians—both conservative and liberal. The source for the figure is a 2001 report on child sexual exploitation by two University of Pennsylvania sociologists. But their 100,000–300,000 estimate referred to children at risk for exploitation—not actual victims. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/58 "2018-01-29T00:15:45Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > I never said it wasn’t. > If a video doesn’t count, I found this > [study-89-of-colleges-reported-zero-campus-rapes-in-2015](http://college.usatoday.com/2017/05/11/study-89-of-colleges-reported-zero-campus-rapes-in-2015/) Did you read that article? Do you just like annoying your elders? You are going to get grounded if you keep up that sassy talk! ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/59 "2018-01-29T00:19:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Did you read that article? > Do you just like annoying your elders? > You are going to get grounded if you keep up that sassy talk! What did I miss ablut the article? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/60 "2018-01-29T00:21:43Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > Before you all come me a troll. First off I want to say I am trying to fight my own ignorance for once We’ve been trying to fight ignorance since 1973, but people like you keep showing up here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678.md?page=4)