- DavidJCobb
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Posted by: EpiDemic 1
Posted by: DavidJCobb
Posted by: MURDUR 587
The profanity filter seems to be working, that used to be a n-word, related to blacks.
The same way the g-word is related to people that prefer same gender relations.Which is all fine and good except that non-offensive references to black people (black, African-American) aren't blammed, but non-offensive references to same-gender-relations-preferrers are (-blam!-, -blam!--blam!-, -blam!--blam!-ity).It doesn't seem like you read his whole post. I did.
He's comparing the G-word to the N-word and saying that it should be censored just like the N-word, ergo there is no issue with the filter.
However, he missed the point of the OP. OP's problem is that we can't make any (direct and non-obfuscated) references to same-gender-relation-preferrers -- be those references offensive (Q-word), debatable (G-word), or non-offensive (H-word). Even if there is justification in banning the G-word, there is little if any justification in banning the H-word.
The G-word isn't the only way to make reference to same-gender-relations-preferrers, just as the N-word isn't the only way to make reference to black people. However, non-offensive black-referencing terms are not censored, while non-offensive same-gender-relations-preferrer-referencing terms are, and that is the OP's beef with the filter. We can't even make any references to the minority group in question, even though such references are permissible when dealing with other minorities.
[Edited on 10.09.2011 2:09 AM PDT]