Can we uncensor ****?
05-25-03 | 03:19 PM
#29
Originally posted by Venusian
do we have a list of censored words? it'd be funny to see what's considered bad here
do we have a list of censored words? it'd be funny to see what's considered bad here
05-25-03 | 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by X
There's ****, ****, *****, *******, ****, ********, ****, ************, ***, some others, and then there's always *******.
There's ****, ****, *****, *******, ****, ********, ****, ************, ***, some others, and then there's always *******.
****, ****, *****, *******, ****, ****, ***, and that one really long one: ************?
Some others would be:
******, ****, ******, pianist, *******?
Edit: Oh yeah! Got all but one.
I also agree that the prefix to homoerectus should be uncensored.
Last edited by WhoGirl; 05-25-03 at 10:42 PM.
05-26-03 | 12:15 AM
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Yeah, pianist???
Why would that be censored?
Why would that be censored?
05-26-03 | 01:55 PM
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As one of the long-time resident queers, I don't have any strong feeling about this either way. I appreaciate the intent, and I don't think it provides any serious hardship or awkwardness when discussing other issues. Nor do I think it's horribly necessary, except as a subtle reminder that even when we're joking around we need to treat each other with some level of unspoken respect.
I come up short in trying to find an analogous racial epithet for comparison. It's nowhere as intrinsically hateful as say, ******... More like darkie or something, although not as old-fashioned... And just like any of these words, context is everything.
It's not a term I'd like to see thrown around a lot here, even as a mock-insult between friends. That would have a chilling effect on some of us. At the same time, the rules against real personal insults are quite clear, and I don't see that unbanning the word would be likely to make this seem a less friendly place.
For me, it's a toss-up. Insert tossed salad joke here.
I come up short in trying to find an analogous racial epithet for comparison. It's nowhere as intrinsically hateful as say, ******... More like darkie or something, although not as old-fashioned... And just like any of these words, context is everything.
It's not a term I'd like to see thrown around a lot here, even as a mock-insult between friends. That would have a chilling effect on some of us. At the same time, the rules against real personal insults are quite clear, and I don't see that unbanning the word would be likely to make this seem a less friendly place.
For me, it's a toss-up. Insert tossed salad joke here.
05-28-03 | 02:22 PM
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I can appreciate what's being said. As another longstanding resident gay boy, I can say that I HATE HATE HATE the word faggot and think it is the same as "******" or "spick" or any other offensive slang word. Notice I put those in quotations because I was always taught how offensive it would be to use them. I'm kinda cool with them being censored. Having encountered some of the morons that use this board, I can understand why.
05-28-03 | 02:30 PM
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Originally posted by digitalfreaknyc
I can appreciate what's being said. As another longstanding resident gay boy, I can say that I HATE HATE HATE the word faggot and think it is the same as "******" or "spick" or any other offensive slang word.
I can appreciate what's being said. As another longstanding resident gay boy, I can say that I HATE HATE HATE the word faggot and think it is the same as "******" or "spick" or any other offensive slang word.
The censoring the one named ******* however, fits right in with my personal hoe-moe agenda
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05-28-03 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by FlashStash
Agreed...I'd much rather see 'faggot' censored than hey-moe! hey-moe!
Agreed...I'd much rather see 'faggot' censored than hey-moe! hey-moe!
I agree with the above. I find the term "faggot" offensive, as well as "Jap" and simply "***".
