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Why are people censoring "bad" words? (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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.