I frequently see removed in a lot of posts and comments. I’m guessing there’s some kind of filter at work? I checked my Voyager settings and I don’t see that I’ve blocked any words, is this happening server side?
From context, it looks like the censored words are pretty common, and not especially potent, curse words. Is this really necessary?
really depends on the community. “Queer” (particularly pluralized) is still used as a slur in the Midwest and Deep South of the US. I got called “gay” as as an unironic expletive literally two days ago online. “fake and gay” is a current 4chan meme.
I’m guessing you mean how often you infer people trying to use the b-word here, since it’s redacted? but what do you mean “casually?” casual could have two meanings, e.g.
A. “she’s such an uptight [b-word]”
B. “sorry for being such a [b-word] earlier”
casual use of language like A would be shocking. usage like B I don’t find shocking at all. again, maybe it’s a cultural/generational difference, but B doesn’t really feel sexist in most uses - it’s semantically bleached.
an illustrative example of semantic bleaching is the term “raw-dogging.” this used to rather graphically refer to having unprotected penetrative sex. however among gen z it’s more commonly used to mean undergoing an experience without the comfort of any conveniences, e.g.
“my headphones broke so I had to rawdog the whole flight to London 💀”
“bro rawdogged the whole exam without a calculator”
maybe my experience is different because again, as a woman, I hang out less in male-dominated spaces. but I imagine this varies from instance to instance. like, blahaj.zone is probably pretty safe from sexist use of the b-word by the nature of its members.