Business and sexual intercourse: why are they confused so often?

[that_punk_guy]

mikeymike wrote:
I wonder if some people start businesses with the intention of screwing every business/one in sight?

Here's a loosely related question:

Why do we use sexual metaphors for treating people unfairly? ("You f**ked/screwed me over", etc.)

[that_punk_guy]

Karlos wrote:
Well, I think it's not so much sex as rape, really - after all you never hear people say "We screwed me over", it's always "You screwed me over". Rape is one of the vilest things one individual can do to another, hence I think it's being used ain this way to express one's sense of being abused.

Perhaps, that seems quite logical. However I've never heard someone actually use the word rape in that context. Wouldn't that suggest that the word "rape" is more of a taboo than the actual act? I'm not so comfortable with that notion.

[that_punk_guy]

Karlos wrote:
Of course I also heard the word used to describe the invasion of a country for it's resources.

A metaphor that's pretty close to the original (supposedly archaic) meaning of the word, quite interesting.

I think you have a point but perhaps its not a taboo per say, just that maybe people recognise at some subconcious level that actual rape is *far* worse than being ripped off financially. That is to say there's a sort of unwritten rule not to use the word lightly and therefore belittle the seriousness of the crime. Pure conjecture, mind...

Nah, I think I agree. Which is why I bought it up, since Mike's post suggests to me that sexual intercourse carries inherent violations.