Forum:Train-ing

As a gamer, and a fan of the Zombies mode since World at War, I'd like to bring up something I'm not quite sure we're aware of here as a community. You see, I think it'd be a more sensible and mature choice to not include the word "rape" when discussing training routes in Zombies, and here's why.

The word "rape" in itself has  very  harsh connotations, and having seen firsthand how it can change people, it's not fair to them if we associate "rape" with the absolute destruction, desecration, annihilation, and utter ruin of the undead. This usage  trivializes  rape and sexual assault across the board, and its continued usage as it is trivializes the emotions these victims have felt. ''' It's exactly like using racial and homophobic slurs: It doesn't do more than make you seem like an insecure and complete prick and it puts others down, not just the person you're targeting. '''

Therefore, as alternatives, I made a list here.

1) I'd suggest doing what Youtube user Xcalizorz has been doing since World at War; instead of calling it a train, we could call it "kiting", infering that you're pulling a kite against the wind and all the zombies are the kite's tail.

2) I'd also suggest coming up with your own non-sexual way of associating with the absolute destruction of the living dead. If you can't think of any off the top of your head, get a thesaurus.

I hope you realize what you're doing if you have used this word in such a way, and I hope this gets passed onto others so that those who have been traumatized by rape and sexual assault don't feel so insignificant either. Even though I'm not a victim of sexual assault, I want to see these people live happy lives just as much as they do.