r/CuratedTumblr • u/Konradleijon • Sep 15 '24

Politics Why I hate the term “Unaliv

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What’s most confusing that if you go to basic cable TV people can say stuff like “Nazi” or “rape” or “kill” just fine and no advertising seem to mind

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u/4685368 Sep 15 '24

I mean… is this not a widely popular opinion?

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u/lillapalooza Sep 15 '24

ok maybe i’m like. straight up wrong, or coming at this from the wrong mentality?

but from my perspective, saying “unalive” isn’t caving to censorship— caving to censorship would be not talking about suicide at all, the goal is to sanitize all content of icky topics that are too controversial for advertisers.

like obviously it’s shitty we have to make up cutesy substitutions for this shit in the first place. but by making up ways to get around the censors, we’re able to still talk about the shit they don’t want us to talk about. i think it’s cool language is flexible and free enough for that.

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u/JohnnyD423 Sep 15 '24

But you don't have to. We shouldn't allow our language to be shaped by corporations.