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Re:Scunthorpe Sans, A font that censors bad language automat... by knorker on Saturday July 02, 2022 @09:32AM (#31958839)
I have never heard this in my life. Either people treat words as magic or they don't.

There's a difference between "you'll never hear me say that word, just all other words" and trying to censor.

I won't say the n word, but I'll watch a Tarantino movie.

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Re:Scunthorpe Sans, A font that censors bad language automat... by smegsicle on Saturday July 02, 2022 @10:42AM (#31959386)
tarantino the p*dophile apologist? i'd rather say the n-word
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Re:Scunthorpe Sans, A font that censors bad language automat... by thiht on Saturday July 02, 2022 @01:26PM (#31960811)
Why do you self censor the word « pedophile »?

No judgment, just an honest question. Do you also self censor « murderer » or « rapist »?

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Re:Scunthorpe Sans, A font that censors bad language automat... by smegsicle on Saturday July 02, 2022 @02:29PM (#31961202)
the topic originally under discussion being self-censorship, it is an expertly subtle reference to how things like rape (especially child rape), while not directly censored in the same way as expletives, are very rude subjects to bring up in polite conversation
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