• Elgenzay@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Worse yet, they also naively censor the r-word so if an .ml user types r*tardant it comes out as removedant

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      4 months ago

      THEY WON’T LET ME SAY MY GODDAMNED SLURS FUCKING GODDAMNIT

      I’M A CERTIFIED RULES LAWYER I SHOULD GET TO SAY MY FUCKING SLURS

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        4 months ago

        That’s shitty. It effectively removes the ability to communicate in anything but English.

        E.g. some frequently used words that are non-slurs: fag (nordics, meaning class/course), retard (french train stations will display this when trains are delayed). Living in Norway, I have frequently been frustrated when MMOs wouldn’t let me talk to friends in my native language without censoring or even handing out bans.

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          4 months ago

          I don’t know about the other Nordic countries, but here in Denmark, “fag” also means profession and is used as a colloquial term for many related groups and concepts.

          On a slightly related but hilarious to me note, “bad” being Danish for “bath” and a company refusing to change with the times to accommodate an increasingly international marketplace has resulted in one of the most successful mid tier bathroom design companies in the country still being called “Bad Design” 😄

          • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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            4 months ago

            The English word bad is based on the Old English word baeddel, which meant gay, intersex, or pedophile, and made no distinction between the three. So it’s basically a homophobic slur.