I'm torn between wanting to add additional slurs and not wanting such a commit on my github history.
Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
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Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny enough I went to a Krautrock mini-festival a few weeks ago, here in Germany. Nobody I know cares about the term "kraut". At this point it is just outdated WW2 lingo that never caught on here. I feel like "Kartoffel" is often used in a more offensive way. Although I've never really seen someone getting really offended.
Funny, I’ve heard potet in Norway as well. Is this a common slur in Germanic countries?
It's supposedly used by neighbor countries and foreigners to refer to Germans. But it's common to see people of other areas using potato-related slurs against Irish and Russians too.
Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
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#85At least they don’t have Guido in it… yet. I have major problems signing up for services these days. There’s some list out there that programmers use that says that my name is a slur.
It is a slur. Italians just don't really care that much though so it loses most of its power. WOP is another one, but again it's gets laughed off for the most part. I always find it strange how some slurs get clung to like people don't want them to go away.
It's actually just a name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido
Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
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Tesla, Ford, Daihatsu, Suzuki, Mitsubishi?
tranny, faggot, dick, slut, motherfucker mind you, I only condone usage of the 3rd and 5th.
Thanks, albeit I was tongue-in-cheek, I was thinking F-word woukd be fuck, and all the other blew over my head. I couldn't understand why they would censor fuck in a nickname.
Slur blacklists have a problem with different languages.
Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
#87Isn't a blacklist typically a bad idea for all of the reasons people are listing in the comments (like scunthorpe)? I've never implemented a social media platform, but why would you use a blacklist as opposed to a flagging system with manual moderation (where maybe the flagged user gets sent to a quarantine where they're shadow banned until approval)? That way, as language evolves and new slurs are made, or somebody…
It’s one layer of mitigation that makes some users very happy. Potentially there should be some kind of AI detection here instead but people haven’t thought to do that yet.
Manual flagging is probably how the user got found but since it’s too “obvious” that it’s an issue with certain words, it makes users upset.
Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
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It is a slur. Italians just don't really care that much though so it loses most of its power. WOP is another one, but again it's gets laughed off for the most part. I always find it strange how some slurs get clung to like people don't want them to go away.
It's actually just a name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido
You might want to actually read that wikipedia post.....
"The slang term Guido is used in American culture to refer derogatorily to an urban working-class Italian or Italian-American male who is overly aggressive or macho with a tendency for certain conspicuous behavior.[3] It may also be used as a more general ethnic slur for working-class urban Italian Americans.[4]"
Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's actually just a name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido
You might want to actually read that wikipedia post..... "The slang term Guido is used in American culture to refer derogatorily to an urban working-class Italian or Italian-American male who is overly aggressive or macho with a tendency for certain conspicuous behavior.[3] It may also be used as a more general ethnic slur for working-class urban Italian Americans.[4]"
I'm not American and I know plenty of Guidos. It's just a name, and banning people named that is incredibly discriminatory.
Re: Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creating a username
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
You might want to actually read that wikipedia post..... "The slang term Guido is used in American culture to refer derogatorily to an urban working-class Italian or Italian-American male who is overly aggressive or macho with a tendency for certain conspicuous behavior.[3] It may also be used as a more general ethnic slur for working-class urban Italian Americans.[4]"
I'm not American and I know plenty of Guidos. It's just a name, and banning people named that is incredibly discriminatory.
I feel the same. Am I supposed to legally change my name so I can continue to sign up for stuff on the internet?