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Surely it's possible to develop more sophisticated filtering methods than simply banning words that are spelt the same as "naughty" words. Seems like an obvious
by Veen 6y ago
Surely it's possible to develop more sophisticated filtering methods than simply banning words that are spelt the same as "naughty" words. Seems like an obvious opportunity for machine learning.
After all, the Scunthorpe Problem is not new.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem
The UK has many places with riské names by modern standards: there's a Faggot in Northumberland, a Fingringhoe in Essex, a Bitchfield in Lincolnshire, and so on.
- bloak 6y agoAt least the word "Scunthorpe" really does contain a rude word. "Bitch", "dyke", "faggot" and "hoe" are non-rude words for a female dog, a ditch, a bundle of sticks and an agricultural implement for removing weeds. "Faggot" is arguably a bit historical, but the other three are still in fairly frequent use. What would I even call a "hoe" if I weren't allowed to use the word "hoe"? Until recently there were a lot of roads in the UK called "Gropecunt Lane", and I think there are still a few of them left. The name really is rude: no alternative meaning of "grope" or "cunt" is involved. But it was also the official name.
- Symbiote 6y agoAs well as the sticks/fascine meaning, faggots are pork offal meatballs. This meaning is still common in the UK. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/282049626 https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/282049626
- Veen 6y ago“Fag” is also a widely used colloquialism for cigarette. As in “I’m gasping for a fag.” Although it’s become more common as a slur here in recent years, that’s more of an American English usage than a BrE one.
- lucideer 6y agoHas the sibling comment (to which I cannot reply) been autoflagged for the same reasons? What lovely irony if so.