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Why are people censoring "bad" words? (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Whats the point of writing prn, f@ck, sht or anything like that instead of the actual words? You can still read them, its not like they are gone if you replace a letter or two.

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[โ€“] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"Bitch" is not a slur. It is a swear. Swears are fine, slurs are not. They are not equivelant, and shouldn't be treated as such.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I hate ml mods as much as the next guy, but also I would consider "bitch" to be kinda misogynistic in certain context.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    The same can be said of any gendered term. That's honestly a comment on the context more than the word.

    If you say the word bitch is as offensive as the f slur, t slur or n word, then you're saying those slurs are as harmless as the word bitch. If you believe that, I am offended by you. Do not put them in the same group.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago

    see the problem I have here is by banning a word that is used as a slur maybe once every 1000 times you remove the 999 times it was not used as a slur, thereby making the situation worse rather than better. Banning words does fuck all to promote a healthier culture, all it does is make the vultures migrate to the next word they load up with negative connotations

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