How is this even a thing?

[Arbadacarba]

So i can type words like
Molestation
Molested
Murder
Death
Kill
ect....
But the word Rape - When someone is forced to have sex, is considered profanity?

WTF is going on in the world.

[nullable]

Well lots of words have multiple meanings depending on use and aren't considered profanity in most cases. So your confusion about that is what I don't understand. And sorry to tell you there's not a universal and consistent scale when it comes to how we treat different words.

[Zekiran]

Welcome to how the USA legal system and social mores work.

Having been a comic store manager for 13 years, let me tell you: the hypocrisy is REAL. I could sell a book that showed decapitation and gore to a 12 year old without even one question (which I did ask, because I am not an irresponsible person), but I couldn't sell a book that had *casual* - not even sexual - nudity, to a 17 year old, without their parents permission.

[cinedine]

It's not the meaning of the word, it's how it is used. Pretty much no one ends an argument with "I will molest you so much your genitals will bleed until you die, you oedipus."

[B-o-B]

Welcome to the real world. You look a bit uncomfortable with it.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

They use sniffers to filter out words it's not watched by individuals rather a program that is coded to look for specific terminology. Like Steams useless spell checker.
If it deems the word is racist and could cause someone to get offended.
So if your from a country other than America many words we use in our country even the name of a movie you could now find them banned with a community message.

[Mikasa Ackerman]

i dont see why kill or murder would be censored , if they censor murder than the mission "murder on the owl express from a hat in time would get censored too if someone mentions it on the forums and kill , well theres many uses for that word "how do i kill that boss ? "

i do agree the first few should be censored

also another thing, Kill la Kill would just be **** la **** if they censored that word, would look kinda weird and same with songs containing the word kill or other things

[BossGalaga]

Originalmente postado por SriRacha:

But the word♥♥♥♥♥♥- When someone is forced to have sex, is considered profanity?

No, it is not "considered profanity." It is considered censored on the Steam forums. If you feel a pressing need to reference it then call it "sexual assault."

[ezwip]

Because the groups that want to ban words want to turn everything upside down and pervert it. So those types of words are just fine in their eyes and won't be complained about.

[BossGalaga]

Originalmente postado por ezwip:

Because the groups that want to ban words want to turn everything upside down and pervert it. So those types of words are just fine in their eyes and won't be complained about.

The word isn't banned "because the groups that want to ban words..." It's banned because it was repeatedly used for personal attacks, insults and trolling and at a far greater frequency than people trying to have a serious discussion about sexual assault on the Steam forums.

[Arbadacarba]

Originalmente postado por BossGalaga:

Originalmente postado por ezwip:

Because the groups that want to ban words want to turn everything upside down and pervert it. So those types of words are just fine in their eyes and won't be complained about.

The word isn't banned "because the groups that want to ban words..." It's banned because it was repeatedly used for personal attacks, insults and trolling and at a far greater frequency than people trying to have a serious discussion about sexual assault on the Steam forums.

Well so long as every one feels nice and safe in fluffy land, where people must be protected from having hurt feelings and reading dangerous words.

[Zekiran]

Originalmente postado por Raelic:

Originalmente postado por Zekiran:

Welcome to how the USA legal system and social mores work.

Having been a comic store manager for 13 years, let me tell you:

You were a comic store manager, let me tell you instead. It's not the USA. It's the internet. 9 times out of 10 the comments you're reading or the trolling isn't from the US.

Well yes, but the forum, the company that owns it, and the country that company resides in and pays taxes to, IS the USA.

[EvilNecroid]

SJW garbage!
we need free speech dammit!

[talemore]

Moron, idiot, stupid, gay, anal, imbecile,

But

Not

Rape.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originalmente postado por EvilNecroid:

SJW garbage!
we need free speech dammit!

There is no free speech on a privately owned forum. Their house, their rules.

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originalmente postado por talemore:

Moron, idiot, stupid, gay, anal, imbecile,

But

Not

Rape.

well , the first few besides gay arent exactly things that are used as insults or are really negative , the spy also uses the word imbeciles in one voice lines if i recall right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZPDpTwoQKQ

i can understand why anal isnt blocked , what about the word analysis , should only ysis be uncensored ?

also , i can imagine scenarios where the word gay would be used , like " a good friend just came out to be gay , i dont know what i should do to support him" theres just no reason to censor the word