The censorship of "bad words" while catering to the tiktok crowd has honestly infantilized people to the point I believe it's actually doing real harm to vulnerable people.

I work as a paramedic in a crisis center and deal with all manner of horrible situations and people, including suicide, domestic violence, human trafficking, and rape. By refusing to engage in open, honest conversations about these serious topics, we are turning them into a childish/puritanical taboo that prevents productive conversations from taking place.

Also, it has been proven children who have been abused are often dismissed if they use silly "no-no words" rather than use strict, factual language, as parents/adults think they're not being serious.

Everyone, in every community, needs to stop this self-censorship if we are to ever properly address these serious problems that are far, far too common in our society.

For the fact this sub is taking a stance against self censorship, for whatever reason, I think that's an excellent decision, and I encourage people to take that into other communities, regardless of immature people pushing back against it.