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The video maker notes that it is one of their own videos that they are commenting on, and the comment is not being held for review.

helsinkiandrew 5y ago
The comment is still being processed by YouTubes comment checking system, the poster is probably the only person that can see the comment until it has been checked. As others have said its probably being removed for including the word "Poof"
- xyzzy21 5y ago
  Poof and it's gone... A perfectly normal word...
  - robjan 5y ago
    It had multiple meanings, one of which is quite offensive.
    - rsj_hn 5y ago
      Wait, what? Why is poof offensive?
      - true_religion 5y ago
        It’s a reference to homosexuality. Any sexual references that are not utterly formal or medical are considered offensive by someone. Even “gay” which is popularized and usable in casual conversation is still considered offensive by some people because of its historical aspect.
        rsj_hn 5y ago
        I'd wager 10% of the words in the english language are used as euphemisms or slang for something related to sexuality by some group. For example read up on urban dictionary for some random word -- say omelette: "Slang word for a sexual orgy." https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=omelette https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=omelette So that can't be a yardstick -- there has to be some more objective criteria where a word is recognized as truly offensive by a large majority of the population.
        true_religion 5y ago
        I’m not sure that objective criteria will work here. Slang terms about sexuality often encode the bias of the majority and are targeted at humiliating a minority group. Rather than trying for a universal measure, I think it’s best to leave it up to individuals, letting us all use whatever empathy and context we personally have.
- zenexer 5y ago
  It appears he was replying to someone else who had the same issue and was attempting to explain why that user’s comments were being deleted. I doubt those comments also contained the word “poof.” Also, the video in question contains numerous comments with the word “poof” that remain visible.

helsinkiandrew 5y ago

The comment is still being processed by YouTubes comment checking system, the poster is probably the only person that can see the comment until it has been checked. As others have said its probably being removed for including the word "Poof"

xyzzy21 5y ago
Poof and it's gone... A perfectly normal word...
- robjan 5y ago
  It had multiple meanings, one of which is quite offensive.
  - rsj_hn 5y ago
    Wait, what? Why is poof offensive?
    - true_religion 5y ago
      It’s a reference to homosexuality. Any sexual references that are not utterly formal or medical are considered offensive by someone. Even “gay” which is popularized and usable in casual conversation is still considered offensive by some people because of its historical aspect.
      - rsj_hn 5y ago
        I'd wager 10% of the words in the english language are used as euphemisms or slang for something related to sexuality by some group. For example read up on urban dictionary for some random word -- say omelette: "Slang word for a sexual orgy." https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=omelette https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=omelette So that can't be a yardstick -- there has to be some more objective criteria where a word is recognized as truly offensive by a large majority of the population.
        true_religion 5y ago
        I’m not sure that objective criteria will work here. Slang terms about sexuality often encode the bias of the majority and are targeted at humiliating a minority group. Rather than trying for a universal measure, I think it’s best to leave it up to individuals, letting us all use whatever empathy and context we personally have.
zenexer 5y ago
It appears he was replying to someone else who had the same issue and was attempting to explain why that user’s comments were being deleted. I doubt those comments also contained the word “poof.” Also, the video in question contains numerous comments with the word “poof” that remain visible.