Scunthorpe Sans – a self-censoring font

Re:Scunthorpe Sans – a self-censoring font by ecpottinger on Sunday May 10, 2020 @04:22PM (#23135819)

I remember watching a interview where the curse words were bleat out on purpose. At the start the person was clear and easy to understand, but as the interview continued the person got angrier and angrier, and started to swear more. As time continue he was swearing more and more.

At the end of the interview the teacher said "Clearly he was angry, what was he angry about?". No-one could answer, swear words carry some emotions but they have NO useful information beyond that. The more person swears, the less they are communicating.

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Re:Scunthorpe Sans – a self-censoring font by mtrower on Monday May 11, 2020 @04:14PM (#23146484)

But the actual words were removed. It sounds as if it was presumed from the start that those words were without value, and that colored the whole presentation. The removal of the "valueless" words removed any chance of you inferring meaning through context.

Watch that same interview without the censorship, and you might well understand it. Watch another one, without any cursing, with random words censored, and you might have trouble understanding it as well.

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Re:Scunthorpe Sans – a self-censoring font by IgorPartola on Monday May 11, 2020 @08:25AM (#23141323)

Bullshit.

:) see, I only said one word and you clearly understand my meaning.

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