Why Is the Internet So Afraid of Sex?

…media creators and sect educators and it was just, You know, you see, like, you can't even say the word sex on Instagram. You have to like blur it out or you have to say, you know, S slash slash X or like SEGs or something. And there's just people have created this bizarre language around body parts to not get censored, like taco for vagina, you know, eggplants and peach and I mean, they're emoji based, but some of them are really out there. ◈ 8:37 And while like, congratulations for getting past the sensors and also like boo hiss, like we're creating this whole like baby talk. For our most basic parts and um, and I don't think it's, it's good. I don't think it's good for Americans still think of their bodies in that way. Um, so I do see a lot of censorship. I do see a lot of accounts being suspended for reasons that are completely opaque, as I know you know.
…media creators and sect educators and it was just, You know, you see, like, you can't even say the word sex on Instagram. You have to like blur it out or you have to say, you know, S slash slash X or like SEGs or something. And there's just people have created this bizarre language around body parts to not get censored, like taco for vagina, you know, eggplants and peach and I mean, they're emoji based, but some of them are really out there. ◈ 8:37 And while like, congratulations for getting past the sensors and also like boo hiss, like we're creating this whole like baby talk. For our most basic parts and um, and I don't think it's, it's good. I don't think it's good for Americans still think of their bodies in that way. Um, so I do see a lot of censorship. I do see a lot of accounts being suspended for reasons that are completely opaque, as I know you know. The 404 Media Podcast · source

Source: The 404 Media Podcast — pdst.fm

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