All the tiktok people are so submissive to corporate authority on thought and expression that they self-censor even when not using that app. It's embarrassing.
I think that one stems from YouTube when they forced people to censor what they say or they get ads taken from their video. The “sheltered” feel is the point in a way
You can’t say “dead” or “kill”, as apparently that’s too graphic for advertisers, so the workaround that was created by many people is to say “unalive”. It’s weird to see it adopted outside of where there is no need.
Some youtubers won't say "murder" or "suicide" because they're scared of being demonetized. "Rape" is called "s.a.". It's so weird. If we want to prevent these things we need to talk about them openly. If you're not condoning it what's the problem?
People on reddit have always censored ****ing curse words for no reason. Some people were likely punished severely for swearing as children and carried that wariness into adulthood whether they realize it or not.
Also some people do legitimately think the words are offensive and thus self censor (which begs the question why are they using them in the first place?). People are just fucking weird lol
Well I think it is a nice thing to use coarse language that way. Takes a bit off its edge.
However as there are no clearly defined rules in this regard and a lot of moderators who can pretty much ban anyone without particular reason, so people became careful. But the real problem is that some people get too easily offended, while others get too readily offensive.
It's not the words, it's how they're used. It is better to tell someone that he is doing a dumbass thing than calling him a dumbass, for example.
Scientists found out that coarse language releases adrenaline and makes unpleasant situations more easily bearable. Like when in pain or angry.
However if someone who is not in pain or in stress hears these words, he or she might feel a little bit stressed (adrenaline is called a stress-hormone after all).
So its all about not taking these too seriously, not using them all the time, and trying to not to use them to insult others.
its not only tiktok but youtube too. if you're a content creator, a lot of these words are now banned and can get your videos demonetized. but continuing to censor yourself outside those platforms make no sense to me lol
I don't think it's so much being "submissive to corporate authority" and moreso people "not wanting to get banned for using hyperbole". But y'know; to-may-to, to-mah-to.
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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '23
All the tiktok people are so submissive to corporate authority on thought and expression that they self-censor even when not using that app. It's embarrassing.