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> what is the w-word? > I really don't get this obsession over hiding the existence of these words. You've kind of answered your own question there. If you h
by Singletoned 10y ago
> what is the w-word?
> I really don't get this obsession over hiding the existence of these words.
You've kind of answered your own question there. If you hide the words, then people who don't know them (eg children), don't learn a new offensive term.
I'm not saying I support the policy; I'm just saying that I understand why people do it.
- headShrinker 10y ago> children don't learn a new offensive term. Um, yes, yes they do. Obscuring words is to protect you from the reminder of the terrible history human kind has had toward people that look different from you. It doesn't protect a child's innocence.