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Slurs as keywords
Was wondering what the rule is on slurs as keywords? I've found b*tch and cr*pple as keywords which I think ought to be changed to something less offensive.
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Was wondering what the rule is on slurs as keywords? I've found b*tch and cr*pple as keywords which I think ought to be changed to something less offensive.
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Michelle
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3 years ago
Hi s_h_3zmjad9id0o6c -
We don't allow offensive slurs as Keywords, these inappropriate keywords you reported have been removed and the changes should be live on the site shortly.
Cheers!
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bradley_kent
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3 years ago
Were they audited and some changed to "b-word" and something like "physically-challenged-person-slur" before you removed them? I fear that this scary, unbridled march into removing/deleting keywords is destroying information that can never be retrieved and correctly formatted. Why have you opted so many times for the "nuclear option"? Because it's easy and expedient? Because audits take time and patience and conscientiousness?
I don't "like" these offensive keywords, either, but this action is destructive to the database. Audit, audit, audit. Correct, correct, correct. Please.
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
@s_h_3zmjad9id0o6c Progress! The keyword "whore" has now been blocked from IMDb.
@gromit82 I really like your suggestion to merge "wheelchair-bound" into "wheelchair-user." I have made a note of your idea in my private list of disability-related keywords that I will publicly propose for action by IMDb staff, hopefully soon.
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
Regarding the "crippled" and related keywords, I have created this new thread:
Duplicate Keywords - List #34 (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion) (physical disability keywords)
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
Update: many of the keyword revisions involving physical disabilities recommended in this thread have now been accomplished.
Duplicate Keywords - List #34 (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion) (physical disability keywords)
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
Another update: several "bitch" keywords have been permanently blocked.
IMDb Staff: Please block and delete these keywords ("factual," "entertainment," and "bitch" keywords)
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