In this comment my use of the “b” word was overzealously suppressed, silently without telling me. I only discovered it when re-reading my post.

There are THREE #LemmyBug cases here:

  1. when the “b” word is used as a verb, it’s not a slur. And when it’s used as a noun, it’s only a slur if not literally referring to a dog.

  2. my post was tampered with without even telling me. Authors should be informed when their words are manipulated and yet still presented to others as their own words.

  3. The word “removed” cannot simply replace any word. It makes my sentence unreadable. In the very least, the word should be “REDACTED”, and there should be a footnote added that explains /why/ it was redacted.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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    9 months ago

    No, it's definitely still slurry when used as a verb. The connotation is "You are acting like a woman and that is bad because women are bad." Don't use it.

    • soloActivist@links.hackliberty.org
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      9 months ago

      I can see your point in many situations but when I say I am the one b*tching (myself… in the 1st person), in this context I am not saying I am acting badly myself. So the “women are bad” narrative doesn’t follow. In this case the word merely serves as a more expressive complaint.

      If someone were to talk about someone else b*tching, it might well be what you’re saying, as they are complaining about someone else complaining & maybe they oppose that other person complaining or their aggressive style thereof.

      • FelipeFelop@discuss.online
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        9 months ago

        I think the other thing to remember is that in different English speaking countries the word as a verb causes a different level of offence.

        In British English it’s not offensive at all to say someone was b***ing about something.

  • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 months ago

    I am not going to go into whether it's right or not, but using the term "B*tching" may not be a slur, but it is still considered misogynistic in many cases, because it is comparing a negative action (complaining) with a misogynistic stereotype (the B*tch).

    R*tard is a slur, but if you called something r*tarded, that would still be ableist and be rightfully removed. Many people believe that the same logic should apply to misogynistic slurs.

    Whether you agree or not is up to you, but the developers' logic for the filter being in the state it is is sound.