How can I disable this profanity filter? It's getting a bit ridiculous.

When I first joined here, I thought it just censored slurs so I was fine with it.

Now I've come to realize it censors way too much shit and it's getting really annoying seeing "removed" all the time.

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[–] [S] -2 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

i dont think most people associate it with behaving like a woman, at least i dont ever use it like that

if i hit my foot on something and say "you -idontwannagetbanned-!" theres no association with any womanlike behavior lol

same with like an annoying boss fight in a video game, i might call it that, not thinking even for a nanosecond that the behaviour is in any way womanly

i just use it as a more vulgar synonym for "annoying" really. i dont associate women with being annoying nor do i think that being annoying is a female trait. i would hope that most people think the same too but im ready to be proven wrong.

i hear the word relatively often from women who do use it against women too so in my experience theres not much of a case for it being a slur if the hurt group uses it as often or more often than others

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    You use it to refer to things you can normally dominate that temporarily inconvenience you; that's not the defense you want it to be. Even if that connection doesn't exist in your own mind (and I believe you that it doesn't) it normalizes that usage and contributed to systemic misogyny.

    Additionally, I shouldn't have to point out that a group using a slur that normally targets them isn't evidence it's not a slur; I bet you wouldn't use the n-word even though the same metric applies.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 16 hours ago*

    your first point is a pretty good one, ill give this a deeper thought and see what conclusion i make on whether to keep using the word or not.

    the second point is not as great, i dont ever see a black person calling anyone the hard r. i feel like the "friendly" n word is a different word entirely, even if it has the same origin. but that doesnt matter, ill focus on ur first one and will think about it further

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