I generally don't get involved in any sort of opinion posts that don't have to do with something I'm terribly familiar with--The good news is that I'm a linguist by trade

There's a vast gulf between derogatory words whose sole purpose is to demean a particular group (eg faggot, nigger, spick) and a descriptive word that has a particular connotation. I love saying things in interesting ways. It's one of the reasons I enjoy my work as much as I do. With that in mind, using the word rape to describe what I did to some hapless Horde who were making trouble for friends is totally acceptable. Calling them niggers, on the other hand, is pretty insensitive.