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

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1-25-2012 @ 10:12AM

Caliea said...

It bothers me to hear 'rape' used so casually too.

I don't even bother with trying to change Trade chat, but if I'm around a group of people I know I'll be playing with often, I'll suggest alternatives to 'rape'.

e.g: "You mean you wrecked them? You annihilated them? You trashed, murdered, ruined, steamrolled, stomped, defeated, demolished, or exterminated them? :) "

Usually just a simple hint in that manner gets through to people that you don't want to hear rape used so casually. Besides, it's more fun to use words that people don't typically use.

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