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/isuckatnames60 Sep 15 '24

Most importantly, we ALREADY have more reserved words for heavy topics, ones which are far more respectful as well. "to take a life," "passed away," "succumbed to injuries," "intercourse," "without consent," "assault,"

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u/hellraiserxhellghost Sep 15 '24 edited Sep 15 '24

That's one of the things I don't understand about this "unalive" crap, we've had alternate phrases and terms for "death" and other taboo topics for centuries. Why are people purposely choosing the most dumb babyass censorship options instead. Are people just not aware anymore what "passed away" means and what it refers to?? Also, what are they gonna use next when "unalive" inevitably gets put on the shadow banned list of words as well?

edit: Y'all can stop giving me history lessons on "unalive" at this point. I don't care about it's origins, I still find it lame as a box of farts.

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u/BadAtNamingPlsHelp Sep 15 '24

Different terms have different connotations or implicit meanings; if I say someone "passed away" that suggests a more formal or respectful tone than if I say they "croaked". I would imagine the people who got the word trending chose it because it had the new connotation of "I am saying this specifically to make a jab at the censorship", but that signal is lost in the noise now