They may not meant it,(I doubt most fangirls want to harm their idols)but it still sounds awful and basically uneducated at the least since "rape" is not a difficult or uncommon word for native English speakers. Its pretty hard to be of age to fangirl (around early teens or so) and NOT know what it means literally. So usually the people that use it have some awareness of what they're saying despite the lack of actual intent to do so.
And really, are fangirls so dumb that we can't think of better things to say or a different way to state them? Why try and sugarcoat something so awful?
"Kill" isn't that difficult or uncommon word either. But I think most people said something along the lines "He pisses me off so much I want to kill him" at one point or another. Yes, it's harsh and might be uncalled for, but don't make words the main part of communication. There is such things as intonations, context, etc. If you choose ignore all that - you'll miss the whole point.
But at the same time, the misuse/overuse of a word has the ability to change the meaning of a word or just simply desensitize a person to its original connotation and meaning. Look at the word "pimp" for example, by definition not a good thing and a crime in many countries, but its taken on a whole new meaning and is a staple of US urban vocabulary
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Yes, people who say that do not realise what exactly they're saying, but this also means they don't mean it.
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And really, are fangirls so dumb that we can't think of better things to say or a different way to state them? Why try and sugarcoat something so awful?
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Yes, it's harsh and might be uncalled for, but don't make words the main part of communication. There is such things as intonations, context, etc. If you choose ignore all that - you'll miss the whole point.
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That may be true in spoken language, but on the internet, intonations and context are derived from word usage, so word choice is especially tricky.
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