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Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by woodruffw on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:11AM (#36708576)
I don’t know why an array in source code would imply an ordering to you; it’s much more likely the author just picked a a list online.

Note that this list also contains several terms that are either reappropriations or contextual uses, and only applies to usernames. This is more or less what any social media network of a nontrivial size does.

Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by jazzyjackson on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:23AM (#36708722)
not an ordering, but a threshold, "as bad as" to the extent it's on the same list
Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by woodruffw on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:27AM (#36708781)
“Threshold” means “at least,” not “as bad as.” I don’t think anybody thinks that the two are meaningfully comparable in badness.