Need help with my profanity. Kind of.

[klwilliams]

I'm working on a project to predict the next word in a sentence, and I need to put in a profanity filter to make sure the word I predict isn't one of *those* words. I've put my list so far below the cut, and I'd appreciate it if any of you could add to my list. Thanks.


ass
asshole
shit
fuck
fucks
fucked
fucking
bitch
bitches
cunt
cunts
motherfucker
nigger
niggers
nigga
niggas
asses
assholes
shithead
shitheads
shitty
cock
pussy
cocks
pussies
motherfuckers

Comments

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Added them.

[darcyjavanne.livejournal.com]

Do you need words for people with disqbilities? If so...

Cripple
Crip
Freak
Gimp
Gimpy
Crazy
Defective(s)
Spaz
Handicapped

My phone has a prediction feature, which is irritating, because I likely *am* trying to type "shit"

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

Retard
retarded
tard
fucktard

...unless you're doing something chemical or mechanical which might need retarding.


Slightly less offensive:
idiot
dumbass
moron
jackass

[goldenmug.livejournal.com]

Though you have to be careful of period with these words - there were several decades when "handicapped" was the accepted "polite" term for people with disabilities. And when I was growing up I was told it was rude to refer to people as "black", the "nice" word was "negro". And many a WWII veteran in the UK would have referred to "my gimpy leg" without feeling that they were using a word that was in any sense unacceptable.

Then new words come in. I remember my late father-in-law, a man not over-burdened with cultural sensitivities, saying that he didn't want to get lumped together with "the incompletes". It's not a term I have heard much, but with the rise in the numbers of those with dementia, I'm guessing that it will spread.

Just noticed the absence of "tart", though someone married to a foodie might find that one difficult to add to the "forbidden" list. Calling a women a "cow" is unflattering and - in these parts - calling her a "mare" still more so (one denoting general inadequacy and the other lack of discrimination in sexual partners).

A would-be candidate in the upcoming general election here came under fire for referring to a woman from Thailand as a "ting tong". Don't know how widespread that one is.

I remember reading somewhere that, once upon a time, the guardians of purity in the US wanted to ban the word "pump" from "acceptable" internet sites because of its sexual connotation. This did not go down well with all sorts of people from bicycle fanatics to people making steam engines.

"Crap" does not appear on this page, so I'm assuming it's not in your list.

Have you looked at what the Clean Reader project removes?

According the CNet review (Google "clean-reader-the-app-that-censors-rude-words-from-ebooks")

"For example, body parts in the genital region of women are all turned into "bottom"; the f-bomb becomes "freak"; "breast" becomes "chest", which at least is relatively analogous; "Jesus" becomes "gee" (which is actually a euphemistic corruption of "Jesus"); "Oh my God" becomes "Oh my goodness"; "whore" becomes "hussy"; "bitch" becomes "witch" (which could get somewhat confusing if the book actually discusses dogs)."

There's also a link there to another site reviewing Clean Reader with a list of more words that need replacing - including some oddities - when reading modern "romances". Google "My Clean Reader App Experience."

Fun - if not "good clean fun". :-)

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Thanks for these. It's fascinating what words people will come up with just to be mean. Or rude or crude.