Profanity filters, homophobic slurs, and Blizzard's shaky relationship with the LGBT community

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1-25-2012 @ 9:40AM

robsmith77 said...

@mbison

'Those words are pretty much NEVER used for their proper, original English definition'

I agree with you wholeheartedly when it comes to the word 'Faggot', but 'Fag'? No, you are very mistaken, it is a word in common usage throughout the United Kingdom. The phrases 'I'm just popping out for a fag' or 'I'm off to buy a packet of fags' are used constantly.

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