platforms such as instagram and pinterest (where these types of memes are very commonly posted) have OCR capabilities and will restrict posts that contain certain language
some people choose to âdefangâ their language intentionally, especially when joking, in order to make it clear that the word isnât used with derogatory intent
using asterisks to c*nsor words is common in ironic posting, increasing the satirical value of the post.
we have had partial self censorship in media for decades now. no clue why people get so uptight when it happens on the internet.
Nah, fuck that. Censoring words by replacing characters with asterisks isn't accessible to non-sighted users who use tools like screen readers. If people don't want to see words on the internet they can block list them or choose what communities they engage with.
Again, the #1 reason I gave was corporate social media taking down uncensored posts. Whatâs even less accessible than a censored post? A post that doesnât exist because it gets the user banned.
I appreciate your commitment to accessibility, but posting image macros without alt text (the norm for most meme communities) isnât accessible to screen readers either. If you are going to get judgy at this post you have to have beef with 99% of meme culture that doesnât ever provide image transcriptions either, asterisks or no.
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Gork@lemm.ee · 30 pts · 1y
Also applies to the double sl*t experiment
spujb@lemmy.cafe · 7 pts · 1y
me and who
jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Soooo do you have a theory of what happens when they are not observed?
Im_old@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
TIL I'm a self_pollinating flower lol
kamenlady@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
You can still be slutty to yourself
Im_old@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Story of my life really
cRazi_man@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
Slut
Im_old@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
đ
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 1y
Sl*t? Are we censoring slut now? When did we become so afraid of language that we just started coming up with new swears?
Shazbot
spujb@lemmy.cafe · 5 pts · 1y
we have had partial self censorship in media for decades now. no clue why people get so uptight when it happens on the internet.
gaiety@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nah, fuck that. Censoring words by replacing characters with asterisks isn't accessible to non-sighted users who use tools like screen readers. If people don't want to see words on the internet they can block list them or choose what communities they engage with.
spujb@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 1y
Again, the #1 reason I gave was corporate social media taking down uncensored posts. Whatâs even less accessible than a censored post? A post that doesnât exist because it gets the user banned.
I appreciate your commitment to accessibility, but posting image macros without alt text (the norm for most meme communities) isnât accessible to screen readers either. If you are going to get judgy at this post you have to have beef with 99% of meme culture that doesnât ever provide image transcriptions either, asterisks or no.
Or you could let people have fun online. đ
StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 9 pts · 1y
Everybody talks about being so horny all the time and yet my ass is not currently being fucked. My mouth currently is empty. What the hell, fellas?
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 1y
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 1y
yes but the doctor told me i should stop
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Moc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y