Circle the one that doesn't belong: (Porn) (Hardcore) (Bondage) (Faeries)

Mar 15, 2008 20:06

Using the wayback machine, I was able to compare Livejournal popular interests from May, 2007, with those of today. In order of size, these are the interests SUP has disappeared from the daily popular interests report ( Read more... )

lj: censorship, lj: 2007 pedophile witch-hunt, lj: livejournal, lj: sup buyout

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iconox March 16 2008, 04:21:27 UTC
From what I recall of prior uproars, Livejournal was seeking to censor derogatory slurs as well as sexual terms. "Fairies" is a slur, reclaimed as it may be. It's not reasonable to call them homophobic on this incident alone. It's likely they're just being PC.

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iconox March 16 2008, 04:23:37 UTC
Well, actually, I didn't see that bit about the bisexuality term. Perhaps it is suspect.

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tiferet March 16 2008, 04:26:05 UTC
I've never seen it used as a slur when it's spelled "faeries", though.

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melayneseahawk March 16 2008, 05:11:12 UTC
Seconded.

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stewardess March 16 2008, 04:28:07 UTC
That's possible -- but it doesn't account for the disappearance of bisexuality, and yaoi (male/male Japanese manga, anime, and novels).

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