this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
779 points (96.9% liked)
Memes
45731 readers
1025 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
slurs in general are not allowed on lemmy.ml
Das glaub ich nicht Hurensohn
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.