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[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 years ago (8 children)

The text in the german flag area translates to

u/spez is a son of a removed

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

You can swear on the internet. Violence? Gore? No problem!

A bad word? Son of a removed, we're all going to die.

Edit: Wtf, there is a swear filter? Fuck.

[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

What pearl clutching son of a bitch at lemmy.ml decided its users were too fragile to hear the word "bitch"? And here's the real question, can you read ot or does it censor mine? Because if you can read it then what's the point of censoring your own users?

Edit: yeah Kbin lets you say it.

[–] flicker@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

@QuinceDaPence

@B3_CHAD @CAPSLOCKFTW @Vlyn

If the swear is posted on kbin, and viewed on kbin, it is not censored. Which is why I can view 'bitch' when posted by kbin folks. And I assume they can read mine.

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Nobody can read it, check the source of your comment. The word gets immediately replaced when you post. I'd like to know what words are forbidden, is there a list somewhere?

Just to test how the filter behaves: Bi.tch.

[–] harmonea@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nobody can read it, check the source of your comment.

Correction: No one browsing through your specific server can read it. The rest of us see it just fine.

From where I'm sitting, it seems like the filter is applied (a) when a lemmy.ml user makes a post (it strips it from the source and says removed for everyone) and (b) when lemmy.ml federates another instance's comment over (source instance and any other non-censored federated instance has the word intact, ONLY you guys don't see it).

Come see!

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 16 points 2 years ago

I can read every swear in this thread except the root post.

The filter is a text matching regex, and not terribly verbose. Very easy to circumvent

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Test of the instance slur filter, please ignore:

bitchy, retard, cock

[–] hypelightfly@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Just move on to a better instance that isn't run by tankies. Problem solved.

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[–] Dekthro@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

Time to switch to a different instance you fucking fuck face!

[–] StealthToad@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Interesting. You can say fuck but son of a bitch is censored… what about son of a fuck?

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Might be it doesn't filter edits

[–] StealthToad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Oh yeah hadn’t thought of that

[–] robmexx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] StealthToad@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But my point was that ‘bitch’ was being censored in his comment, but not ‘fuck’

So it’d still be fuck a removed

Plus I gotta be honest, not a fan of that one. Like how people aren’t a fan on moist.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Funny, fuck isn't censored but bitch is

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Ah gotcha. Makes a bit more sense I guess whore could be considered a slur

[–] Dekthro@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Time to switch to a different instance you fucking fuck face!

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Kyle's mom's a bitch...

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[–] robmexx@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Is b word not allowed on lemmy.ml?

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

slurs in general are not allowed on lemmy.ml

[–] gigachad@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago

Das glaub ich nicht Hurensohn

[–] CallumWells@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Changing it to "removed" instead just drives the euphemism treadmill faster, people will find ways to say the same without those specific words. Whether something is a slur is also very context-dependent. Something computers as of yet aren't well equipped to handle.

[–] DharmaCurious@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Iirc, lemmy.ml is a specifically leftist instance, right? They may have banned the word because of its sexist nature. A bit like allowing fuck, but not allowing the other f word that generally applies to gay men. Swearing isn't the issue, slurs or derogatory terms are.

[–] dtxer@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Small test: Dio porco Cunt Vaffanculo Hurensohn Dickhead

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[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just fyi, i used the w word because it is the most accurate translation. Hurensohn means Sohn einer Hure, Son einer Hure, Son of a Hure, Son of a removed

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A lot of translations of "Spez ist ein hurensohn" translates to "Spez is a son on of a bitch" -- although "hurensohn" is more literally "whore's son"

Edit: Seems like it's just your instance (lemmy.ml)

[–] klemptor@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well how am I supposed to reference a female dog then?

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

I would say /u/spez, but that seems mean to the dog.

[–] klemptor@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

A heccin' G O O D G I R L E, obviously.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmm. Testing to see: removed.

That's crazy, it even blocks my ex wife's name.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ladies and/or gentlemen, this is a historic moment: the second coming of hunter2.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For anyone who wants to swear in german, just say

who rain zone

But fast

[–] red@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

I'd say ran is a bit closer than rain, but either way, that's still very English German.

[–] _ak@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

male descendant of a prostitute.

[–] HerrVorragend@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

"Offspring of a harlot"

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

No, it translate to “son of a prostitute”.

[–] dtxer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

What a joke is this the US? For europeans these swear words are fine. u/spez ist ein HÜR3ns0hn