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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is b word not allowed on lemmy.ml?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

slurs in general are not allowed on lemmy.ml

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Das glaub ich nicht Hurensohn

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Changing it to "removed" instead just drives the euphemism treadmill faster, people will find ways to say the same without those specific words. Whether something is a slur is also very context-dependent. Something computers as of yet aren't well equipped to handle.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It isn't allowed, but I don't think my instance bans bitch

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well, I can only see "removed" instead of whatever you were trying to convey.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Aight, then it's visual based on the instance, I guess. Which I would say isn't useful at all, it's the Scunthorpe problem and euphemism treadmill (see people saying corn, unalive, et cetera). Oh well...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Iirc, lemmy.ml is a specifically leftist instance, right? They may have banned the word because of its sexist nature. A bit like allowing fuck, but not allowing the other f word that generally applies to gay men. Swearing isn't the issue, slurs or derogatory terms are.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Small test: Dio porco Cunt Vaffanculo Hurensohn Dickhead

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well how am I supposed to reference a female dog then?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I would say /u/spez, but that seems mean to the dog.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

A heccin' G O O D G I R L E, obviously.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Just fyi, i used the w word because it is the most accurate translation. Hurensohn means Sohn einer Hure, Son einer Hure, Son of a Hure, Son of a removed

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A lot of translations of "Spez ist ein hurensohn" translates to "Spez is a son on of a bitch" -- although "hurensohn" is more literally "whore's son"

Edit: Seems like it's just your instance (lemmy.ml)