I feel the same about trigger warnings where the warnings are more triggering than the content. The ridiculous ones have petered somewhat, but at its peak you’d see stuff like
TW: mental health, suicide, self harm, narcissistic abuse
Post: I feel sad today :( my mum is telling me to clean and she doesn’t get me
The internet being censored is one of the most incredibly ridiculous things to happen in our lifetime. Nothing missed the point harder than corporate internet. Even that’s an oxymoron.
These memes with little strips of white over a word or letter are so cringe, it makes me feel awkwardness for others policing their own language… online
It is annoying. You know what you wanted to write. We know what you wanted to write. The algorithm know what you wanted to write. And if you’re so inclined, your god/gods knows what you wanted to write.
If you write “f*ck this sh!t”, you’ve offended exactly the same number of people you would have with “fuck this shit”. Stop acting like a posing saint and just say what you’re saying anyway.
But think of the
childrenupper management! How else will they pitch advertisement opportunities to their providers while promoting healthy environment interactions and maintaining record profits for the next quarter??If you write “f*ck this sh!t”, you’ve offended exactly the same number of people you would have with “fuck this shit”.
More people. You’ve also offended the people who are fucking tired of this censorship bullshit, who would’ve been completely fine with the uncensored version.
I so identify with this lady.
How else am I supposed to say bri*ish?
Just say “the better English speakers”
Better? They can hardly pronounce their own language.
“English (Traditional) speakers.”
Okay, but when they censor words on Metalocalypse they use guitar rifts and I enjoy that over the actual profanity.
Honestly, some writers have gotten pretty creative with censorship. Firefly’s use of “in universe” curses are a good example.
Plus such classics as the tv edit of The Big Lebowski’s “Find me in the alps!”
I would prefer no censorship, but that’s no reason to disregard the fine work of creators trying to make the best of a bad situation.
Oh! Good observation! And I agree
We always told our kids that if we heard them saying something hurtful, they were going to get in trouble, whether or not they used a cuss word. If they used a cuss word in a way that wasn’t hurtful, we didn’t care. The caveat being that lots of other adults, including many teachers, do care, so they should watch their audience.
By the same token, if they were singing a song or quoting someone that used a cuss word, we’d rather they say the word than self-censor it. If everyone know what word you mean, what’s the point?
By the same token, if they were singing a song or quoting someone that used a cuss word, we’d rather they say the word than self-censor it. If everyone know what word you mean, what’s the point?
What if it’s a white person singing a song that contains the slur against black people?
Honestly, I feel the same way. This “he who shall not be named” thing is dumb. If the song is offensive, it’s still going to be offensive if you replace it be saying “the N word” or whatever. But I’d also go back to the “know your audience” thing. If there’s someone in ear shot who is going to be triggered by a white person singing it, then maybe don’t sing it.
they are called grawlixes in comics. i wonder if the artist used asterisks to avoid this conversation or because they didn’t know.
TIL what those are called.
I don’t think they’re referring to grawlixes at all, but rather the censorship when people are texting or speaking.
And don’t get me started on people who say ‘ahh’
what is that? what is that “ahh” thing?
I’m not sure what that refers to, and I’m not getting it from the replies.
It’s gen-z speak for ass.
I am 20. I hate algospeak so bad. But “ahh” kinda stuck in my tongue
“ahh” feels like the sound you’d make when you try to say “ass” quickly
I feel like “ass” and “ahh” conveys different feelings so I use them interchangably. But I still cringe a bit because “ahh” originated from algospeak
More like algospeak, there’s a lot of adequate but quiet gen-z’ers, believe me they despise it as much as everyone else.
Oh, thank you. Is it pronounced like ‘A’?
Pronounced like ass, but without the s sound, instead just extending the a sound.
Oh, duh, that makes sense
I wouldn’t even hate it so much if it were spelt better. Ahh reads like the noise the doctor asks you to make. I can’t help but read it like that in my head, and my head doesn’t like it. I’m not even sure what the phonetically correct spelling would be. Even aaa would be better imo.
Ahh is a word I use for thinking sounds (ahh, uhm, um) so I keep reading it as that and then I have to reread it. Annoying!
Well, yeah. Censoring isn’t everywhere because people complained, it’s because advertisers complained.
The irony is movies shown on TV with people being murdered and blood flying everywhere and bleeping out the swearing.
Honestly, same.
Listening to music on yt, hit a censored word “God dammit!” skip rest of song, force search back to “lyrics” as they are seldom edited like that
Well ****
Hot take: the amount of whining and bitching about the censoring is INFINITELY more annoying and insufferable than reading f*ck occasionally
You’re getting downvoted and I suspect I’m about to join you, but when I saw the post the first thing I thought was “the guy must must be a Lemmy user” because of all the extended rant threads I’ve seen here from people getting mad at others who avoid using profanity or choose to self censor. I’m all for fighting against unnecessary enforced censorship from higher ups but it’s weird to see people get so mad at someone for just personally wanting to avoid it, using asterisks, or using less offensive substitute words for “real” profanity.
It’s just so gosh darned strange, seems like a fracked up reason to crap on someone
Not to mention that 9 out of 10 times it’s not the Lemmy OP censoring, they are just grabbing a meme that’s been censored elsewhere.
I think it’s finny that people on Lemmy want “more content” but then complain hardcore about minor things even in shitposts, like cropping or pixels.
I give no fucks if someone censors or not. Who the fuck do we think we are to tell people to cuss or censor? It’s none of our fucking business.
so @AzuranAurora@piefed.ca , tell me, what gives you the right to decide who cusses or who censors?
Ha! Wow, you care that much that you got downvoted that you went out of your way to find out who? That’s sad. I owe you no explanation.
ohh fuck no, i give no fucks about downvotes here, they’re no different that toilet paper and I certainly never seem to run out.
i’m genuinely curious. It seems an incredibly strange thing to oppose. Dhould make for some interesting treads, but if you’re not game, meh.
People who have ‘hot takes’ are even more annoying.
I see more complaints about complainers than actual complaints. You are the problem.
You are kidding, right? Maaaaaybe that’s true in this thread. But if anyone posts something with a censored swear or whatever there are absolute drives of people ‘uhm aktually you can swear in the internet!’ ‘Just say the word bro’ ‘you can say f**k’ etc.
I even saw a thread where someone posted a tweet or something that was censored, one of the random comments was itt: people complaining about the censor, and then, sure enough tons of said comments.
I don’t get why people care so much. Some people don’t like to swear, even online. So just let them use the **. You’ve already won! Nobody complains about cussing on the internet, now you are like trying to force everyone to cuss as well. It’s so weird.
Totally with you on this. The amount of complaining about inconsequential censoring is too damn high!
I’ve decided I’m going to start doing it specifically to f**k with the whiners
You’re such a d**k
“What the French; toast?”
All we got out of it is that joke, where a character says a bunch of profanities and is being bleeped for 30 seconds. But that’s been used to death already.
